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You’re Getting Chomped!

Sportfishermen already keep few blacktip but the commercial fleet would surely welcome those fish. Blacktip shark populations in the Gulf of Mexico are healthy, according to most recent assessment [...]

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Islands in the Scene

South Florida cityscape transformed for benefit of fish and wildlife, enjoyment of citizens. South Cove Natural Area is fast becoming an oasis for snook, herons and other wildlife in an unlikely setting, urban West Palm Beach.

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Fisheries of the U.S. 2011

In 2011, the vast majority of fish landings in the U.S. were commercial catches delivered to ports in Alaska: 5.4 billion pounds. Louisiana claimed a distant second with 1.5 billion pounds, followed by California with a half-billion.

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Sportsmen’s Act Killed, But Still Hope for Landmark Bill

The Sportsmen’s Act may have been killed earlier this week, but don’t nail the coffin shut just yet. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., stunned his peers earlier this week when he killed the Sportsmen’s Act with a procedural vote, dealing what could be a knockout blow to a landmark bill that would provide hunters and fishers with over 35 million acres of public land [....]

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Clean Tampa Bay Should Put Some of Us to Shame

As many of us struggle to combat polluted water from toxic agricultural discharges (e.g. Stuart), we should look to Tampa Bay as an example of restoration that really does wonders.

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Overboard on Snook?

FWC maintains Gulf-side closure despite staff recommendations. Many anglers are perplexed by what appears to be an over- reaction involving snook by Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

St. Lucie Locks gate S-80 dumping 451 cubic feet per second. Total, that's more than 300 million gallons of brown smelly water per day.

Special Report: New Layer of Pollution Hits Many Waterways

Drops of the awful water being newly discharged from inland sprinkled my face and body and I wanted to get out of there.

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Australia’s Coral Sea Under Fire

The Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve is set to become the world’s largest marine reserve–that means no billfishing within its boundaries.

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Calculate Your Tarpon’s Weight

Figure out your tarpon’s weight without ever having to remove it from the water. Specific fork length and dorsal girth measurements are used to determine a tarpon’s weight

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Aquaculture Coming to the Sea of Cortez

The multiple net pens will produce about 500 tons of fish and shrimp annually.

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2011 Boating Statistics Available

Sixty-seven people lost their lives in Florida last year in boating accidents, and there have already been 28 deaths so far this year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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Zonk the Zones

The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) is reviewing their 52 zones, which could threaten even further the allowable boundaries to anglers in coming years.

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Catch Data for Red Snapper Needed

By filling out a survey card or making a phone call, anglers can provide Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologists valuable information about red snapper.

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CCA Auctions Tickets to See Kenny Chesney

At Coastal Conservation Association’s eBay store, CCA is offering a package that includes 4 tickets to see Kenny Chesney in Tampa at Raymond James Stadium on Saturday, June 2.

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Baby Fish Orientation: The Earlier The Better

University of Miami researchers have created a tool that shows how larvae use environmental cues to find their way back to the reef after being out on the open ocean.

AAs part of a pilot project, the City of St. Petersburg will be allowed to develop an ordinance limiting nearby anchoring.

Anchoring Proposal Could Hurt Boaters

Under a pilot program established by Florida Statute 327.4105, certain local jurisdictions may regulate anchoring and mooring outside public mooring fields between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2014.