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Captains For Clean Water Captains For Clean Water is a 501(c)3 grassroots nonprofit on a mission to restore and protect Florida's water resources for the use and enjoyment of all.

Founded by fishing guides, Captains For Clean Water has united the outdoor industry, business community, and concerned citizens at the frontlines of the fight for clean water — the lifeblood of Florida’s economy and $85.9 billion tourism industry. CFCW works to advance science-based solutions and federal and state policy measures that directly improve water quality. Through awareness, education, and advocacy, CFCW inspires public engagement to keep water quality a priority with elected officials. Together with their partners and supporters, CFCW has advanced more progress on Everglades restoration in the past few years than seen in decades. By shining a spotlight on key issues, they've mobilized thousands of people to take action at critical times and provided a platform to hold elected officials accountable. As a result, the level of engagement on water quality issues in Florida is higher than ever before.

🚨 BREAKING: Florida plans to hand $5.9 million to U.S. Sugar's railroad and the Southland mine's builder. For a rail lin...
10/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING: Florida plans to hand $5.9 million to U.S. Sugar's railroad and the Southland mine's builder. For a rail line to haul rock. The "water project" plan? Still not turned in. Four extensions and counting.

10/09/2026

Big Sugar has requested 461 days worth of extensions for its proposed Southland rock mine. After all that extra time, why can’t they answer simple questions about their so-called “water resource project??”

Support for clean water was strong at this year’s Herman Lucerne Championship 🧢⁠⁠The Herman Lucerne Memorial Foundation ...
09/26/2026

Support for clean water was strong at this year’s Herman Lucerne Championship 🧢⁠
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The Herman Lucerne Memorial Foundation works to preserve and protect the Everglades and Florida Bay, ensuring anglers today and generations ahead can experience these incredible waters.⁠
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That’s how we keep the momentum going, by bringing more people into the fight and inspiring the next generation to stand up for Florida’s waters.⁠
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We’re grateful to everyone who showed up, supported the cause, and continues to stand up for clean water.⁠
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📸 Adam Eurbin

Some of the most important conversations about clean water happen right here, on the water and alongside the people who ...
09/24/2026

Some of the most important conversations about clean water happen right here, on the water and alongside the people who know it best.⁠
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In the last week, we had the opportunity to bring two of our communities together in different parts of Florida.⁠
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In the Florida Keys, our Guide Rendezvous brought local fishing guides together to talk about water quality changes, hear the latest updates, and look ahead at what’s next in the fight for clean water.⁠
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And through Preserving Paradise, business leaders got out on the water with local fishing guides to experience firsthand the fisheries, waterways, and places we’re all working to protect.⁠
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These events may look different, but the goal is the same: connect people to the resource, strengthen relationships, share knowledge, and build a stronger community of advocates for Florida’s waters.⁠
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We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who joined us, our fishing guide community, our Preserving Paradise participants, and all of the partners who continue to make these gatherings possible 🙌

09/13/2026

We want the next generation to experience this kind of Florida too.

That’s why we fight for clean water, to protect the places we love, the wildlife that calls them home, and the communities that depend on them.

Share this and bring someone else into the fight.

The solution is simple: store, clean, and send more water south.⁠⁠But how do we make that happen?⁠⁠The Comprehensive Eve...
09/09/2026

The solution is simple: store, clean, and send more water south.⁠
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But how do we make that happen?⁠
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The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is a suite of dozens of projects designed to do exactly that.⁠
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Over the past 10 years, we’ve made incredible progress. Projects have broken ground, major milestones have been reached, and ribbon cuttings have shown just how far we’ve come.⁠
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But we’re not done yet.⁠
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Everglades restoration requires constant support to keep these critical projects moving forward…that’s where you come in.⁠
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Join the clean water movement. Follow our page, share our posts, and help bring more people into the fight for Everglades restoration.⁠
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We’ve built incredible momentum over the last decade. Let’s keep it going.

Get out and enjoy wild Florida.⁠⁠Whether you’re paddling, surfing, fishing, diving, hitting the beach, or catching a sun...
09/07/2026

Get out and enjoy wild Florida.⁠
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Whether you’re paddling, surfing, fishing, diving, hitting the beach, or catching a sunset, we hope you’re out making the most of the long weekend and enjoying everything we all love about Florida.

It doesn’t get much more hands on than this.⁠⁠We took our Preserving Paradise participants out on the water for an up-cl...
09/05/2026

It doesn’t get much more hands on than this.⁠
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We took our Preserving Paradise participants out on the water for an up-close look at what a healthy oyster reef looks like and why they're critical to a healthy ecosystem.⁠
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From there, the conversation turned to water policy, with insight from experts at , , , and Florida Senator .⁠
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This is why programs like Preserving Paradise are so important. They give people the chance to see the ecosystem firsthand, learn directly from experts, and understand how they can use their voices to become strong advocates.⁠
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Big thanks to our partner organizations , , and for helping make this program possible, and to for joining us and sharing his perspective with the group.

We've come a long way, but the fight for clean water is far from over.
09/02/2026

We've come a long way, but the fight for clean water is far from over.

We all know how good Florida's waters can be. Let's keep it that way.
08/28/2026

We all know how good Florida's waters can be. Let's keep it that way.

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