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Winter 2001 - V.16 N.4 NEWS AROUND THE LAGOON   Ban on Gill Nets Associated with Mullet Population Rebound   Indian River Lagoon South Feasibility Study Released   Ft. Pierce Works on Port Master Plan   Florida Slow to React to Toxic Algae   Legal Challenge to Manatee Zones   Buildings in Conflict with Comprehensive Plan to be Demolished   Army Corps Rollback Wetlands Mitigation Requirements   Central Florida To Run Out of Water in Five Years   Global Warming Threaten Estuaries   Boaters Suggest a Solution to Manatee Impacts   Everglades Restoration Office Closed   Conservation Lands Funded By FCT   Martin County Comp Plan Draws Fire From State		Global Warming Threaten Estuaries From Daytona Beach News and other sources.    According to scientists at a recent conference, estuaries like the Indian River Lagoon, could be one of the hardest hit natural systems by global warming. Global warming causes a rise in sea level, leading to shoreline erosion and bringing more sediments into the lagoon. With water level rise, roosting islands and marshes could flood, removing areas critical for migratory birds and other marine wildlife. Increased shoreline erosion and shoreline armoring also destroys important habitat for fish and birds and removes a natural buffer between developed areas and water bodies. Next Article: Boaters Suggest a Solution to Manatee Impacts. © 2003 Marine Resources Council of East Florida