After asking the community for assistance, Gulf Specimen Marine Lab received a new roof. This is all thanks to the help from a roofing company all the way up in Chipley Florida.
The "Living Dock" has been damaged and replaced three times. The repairs were paid for with FEMA funds. Without insurance, FEMA will no longer allow them to make claims.
Reporter Sophia Hernandez and photojournalist Antony Sherrod traveled across the state for a special series of reports we are calling ‘The State of our Seas.’