As part of its long-standing commitment to environmental stewardship, the Tampa Port Authority announced the beginning of the 2012 annual migratory bird nesting season in Tampa Bay. The official bird nesting season is April 1 through August 31, each year. The port authority works very closely with its key partner, Audubon Florida, as well as state and federal regulatory conservation agencies in Florida, to provide protection annually for nesting birds and their young in the Hillsborough Bay area. The port authority owns and operates two dredge disposal islands in Hillsborough Bay—islands 2D and 3D. Both islands and the Richard T. Paul Alafia Bank Bird Sanctuary, in Hillsborough Bay, have been recognized by BirdLife International for their global significance and importance as bird-nesting areas. Protection of the nesting birds that use these islands has evolved into a shared project.
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