Anna Maria Island in Florida
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Anna Maria Island is a
barrier island on the coast of
Manatee County, Florida , in the United States. It is bounded on the west by the
Gulf of Mexico , on the south by Longboat Pass (which separates it from
Longboat Key ), on the east by Anna Maria Sound, and on the north by
Tampa Bay . Anna Maria Island is approximately 7 miles (11 km) long north to south.
From May through October in Florida, sea turtles come ashore to nest. The island is a bird sanctuary. There are pelicans , multiple types of cranes , herons , feral parrots , sandpipers , osprey , hawks , vultures , seagulls , crows , and a nesting pair of bald eagles . Bottlenose dolphins are in the Intracoastal Waterway, the Gulf, and Bimini Bay. There are roseate spoonbills , snowy egrets , and wood storks . Marine animals include redfish , snapper , mackerel , black drum , snook , trout , and amberjack .
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Adjacent to Anna Maria Island’s bayside is the island of Key Royale, formerly known as School Key. It was uninhabited until 1960, when a bridge was built joining it to the Holmes Beach section of Anna Maria Island and development began. It is included in the city limits of Holmes Beach.
Longboat Key lies at the very southern edge of the island, connected by the Gulf Drive drawbridge. Just to the east of the drawbridge lies Jewfish Key.
Since 2002, tourism development has been targeted as a key economic goal by island, county and state officials and millions of tax dollars have been invested to draw visitors to the island with national and international advertising and publicity efforts. This success has not been without its downsides of congested traffic, noise, litter and parking complaints during peak tourist seasons. This influx of visitors has prompted developers to convert many of the original 1950s and 1960s-era houses into short-term rental units, a subject of local controversy.
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