![Conservation photographer Drew McDougall is shown on the water on Jan. 25 in Terra Ceia. SSA Marine, working alongside a Tampa holding company Slip Knott LLC, wants to build a multiberth cruise port here to accompany larger ships that can’t fit under the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Some local anglers and environmental groups are opposing the plan, saying an ecological gem and a healthy fishery could be paved over to accompany the cruise port.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1400 2500"/%3E "Conservation photographer Drew McDougall is shown on the water on Jan. 25 in Terra Ceia. SSA Marine, working alongside a Tampa holding company Slip Knott LLC, wants to build a multiberth cruise port here to accompany larger ships that can’t fit under the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Some local anglers and environmental groups are opposing the plan, saying an ecological gem and a healthy fishery could be paved over to accompany the cruise port.")
The plan is stoking concerns over the balance between business and conservation in Manatee County, where wetlands are dwindling.
Conservation photographer Drew McDougall is shown on the water on Jan. 25 in Terra Ceia. SSA Marine, working alongside a Tampa holding company Slip Knott LLC, wants to build a multiberth cruise port here to accompany larger ships that can’t fit under the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Some local anglers and environmental groups are opposing the plan, saying an ecological gem and a healthy fishery could be paved over to accompany the cruise port. [ MAX CHESNES | Times ]