HE MAY NOT ST IR THE SAME BUT SOUTHWEST WE HAVE OUR DOC
Doc Bruce Neill has never copyrighted his name. He’s never coined a slogan that proclaims him “America’s Foremost Beach Expert.” And he’s never turned the national media spotlight on himself by daring to rank America’s beaches. Still,
of, but also greater appreciation for the vast diversity and vital necessity of healthy marine ecosystems — for sea life and for all of us. Additionally, Neill routinely monitors Gulf water quality, and was an active participant in water studies during the Deepwater Horizon crisis.
Dr. Bruce Neill can rightly be considered Southwest Florida’s very own Doc Beach — and our coastal lifestyle is all the better for him, as well as the work he and many others do, at Sanibel Sea School.
Dr. Bruce Neill can rightly be considered Southwest Florida’s very own Doc Beach
“We try to encourage people to better see themselves as an ocean inhabitant,” Neill explains. “After all, we’re living on a planet that is more ocean than earth. We try to help people recognize how to behave in the ways necessary for
Founded 8 years ago by Bruce and wife Evelyn Neill, Sanibel Sea School is a not-for-profit education and research entity, uniquely dedicated to providing children and adults with not only greater awareness
us to coexist with our planet’s single-largest life support system. Our focus isn’t about saving the ocean per se , because the ocean will outlive all of us. Our program is about saving people.”
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