Governor vetoes funding for OCEARCH

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $7 million for OCEARCH to develop an operations headquarters in Mayport in partnership with Jacksonville University and the city of Jacksonville. The shark-tracking organization planned to use approximately $4.5 million to build its headquarters at 4638 Ocean Street in the Mayport Fishing Village. Jacksonville University and OCEARCH developed the…

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