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Loggerhead Marinelife Center Celebrates Strides

In Marine Conservation At 15th Annual Go Blue Awards

Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) honored local
and national achievements in marine conservation during its
prestigious 15th Annual Go Blue Awards presented by Tampa
General Hospital. This year, four individuals, businesses,
and nonprofits were recognized with exemplifying a “blue”
lifestyle of marine conservation. Each award recipient has
significantly impacted, improved, and protected our oceans, The 2024 Go Blue Awards
beaches, and wildlife. and their recipients are:
Eleanor Fletcher Award
(Lifetime Achievement): Jim
Toomey, Alexandria, Va. ─
Toomey is the creator of the
daily comic strip “Sherman’s Rebecca Mott with Inwater
Lagoon,” which is syndicated Research Group Jim Toomey Asa Miller
in more than 150 newspapers
across 20 countries and in six languages. known for his work and research in his homeland of Cuba.
Blue Ambassador of the Year Award: Nan Hauser, Blue Business of the Year Award/Nonprofit of the Year
Brunswick, Maine – Hauser is president and director of the Award: Inwater Research Group, Jensen Beach, Fla. ─ The
Center for Cetacean Research and Conservation (CCRC), small, nonprofit organization is dedicated to rescuing and
and director and principal investigator of Cook Islands Whale researching numerous marine species, including sea turtles,
Research (CIWR). elasmobranchs, and bony fishes.
Blue Hatchling Youth Award: Asa Miller, Hartsdale, For more information on this year’s winners, please visit
Andy Dehart, president and CEO of Loggerhead N.Y. ─ A 16-year-old high school junior, Asa is a coral reef marinelife.org/goblue.
Marinelife Center restoration specialist, diver, and filmmaker, particularly Photos by Tracey Benson Photography

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