Miami Commissioner tours Caloosahatchee, hoping to work together to improve water issues

City of Miami Commissioner Ken Russell, left, walks with Daniel Andrews of Captains for Clean Water during a tour of our local waterways on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

A cormorant catches a fish near the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

Sanibel Vice Mayor Holly Smith talks to Miami Commissioner Ken Russell, right, about water quality issues and how the two cities can work together during a tour of the Caloosahatchee and Pine Island Sound on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2021.

Miami Commissioner Ken Russell, left, learns about oyster beds in Pine Island Sound from SCCF scientist Eric Milbrandt during a boat tour of the sound and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

Miami Commissioner Ken Russell went on a boat tour of the sound and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, with representatives from SCCF, Sanibel and Captains for Clean Water.

Miami Commissioner Ken Russell went on a boat tour of the sound and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, with representatives from SCCF, Sanibel and Captains for Clean Water.

Miami Commissioner Ken Russell went on a boat tour of the sound and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, with representatives from SCCF, Sanibel and Captains for Clean Water.

Miami Commissioner Ken Russell went on a boat tour of the sound and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, with representatives from SCCF, Sanibel and Captains for Clean Water.

Miami Commissioner Ken Russell went on a boat tour of the sound and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, with representatives from SCCF, Sanibel and Captains for Clean Water.

Miami Commissioner Ken Russell went on a boat tour of the sound and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, with representatives from SCCF, Sanibel and Captains for Clean Water.

Miami Commissioner Ken Russell went on a boat tour of the sound and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, with representatives from SCCF, Sanibel and Captains for Clean Water.

Miami Commissioner Ken Russell went on a boat tour of the sound and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, with representatives from SCCF, Sanibel and Captains for Clean Water.

Miami Commissioner Ken Russell went on a boat tour of the sound and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, with representatives from SCCF, Sanibel and Captains for Clean Water.

Miami Commissioner Ken Russell went on a boat tour of the sound and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, with representatives from SCCF, Sanibel and Captains for Clean Water.

Miami Commissioner Ken Russell went on a boat tour of the sound and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, with representatives from SCCF, Sanibel and Captains for Clean Water.

Miami Commissioner Ken Russell went on a boat tour of the sound and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, with representatives from SCCF, Sanibel and Captains for Clean Water.

Miami Commissioner Ken Russell went on a boat tour of the sound and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, with representatives from SCCF, Sanibel and Captains for Clean Water.

Miami Commissioner Ken Russell went on a boat tour of the sound and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, with representatives from SCCF, Sanibel and Captains for Clean Water.

Miami Commissioner Ken Russell went on a boat tour of the sound and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, with representatives from SCCF, Sanibel and Captains for Clean Water.