Jewfish – Goliath Grouper
Tags: Jewfish
When people involved in the fisheries decided to call Dolphin by its Hawaiian name, Mahi Mahi, most people thought it was a sensible marketing move. Many restaurant goers recoiled when they saw Dolphin on the menu, thinking they were being asked to eat Flipper, the
Lobster Population
Tags: Lobster
With a new season just started, we once again see speculation on whether the lobster stock is healthy and stable, or in decline and facing the grim possibility of ‘potential over-fishing’. Let us agree from the start that calculating the population of any marine species
Strong start to lobster season
Tags: Lobster
Production has slowed after the season started out with a flurry. Depending on who one talks to, the strong start was due to: 1) a low pressure system that passed through right before traps went in the water. 2) the phase of the moon. 3)
Traps Hit the Water
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The lobster season starts on August 6, but fishermen are allowed to put the traps in the water on August 1. Fishermen are allowed the soak time because the typical trap will not begin attracting lobster until it has stopped bubbling and sediment and marine
Lobster Mini-Season
In a lifetime of living with fishery regulation, the 2 day lobster mini-season is the most unjustifiable rule I have ever seen put in place. Recreational divers are given a special interest favor and allowed to harvest lobster before the commercial industry gets a shot
Trap Robbers
Two high profile cases of thieves stealing from lobster traps have been in the news recently. In an Upper Keys case, a father and son were quickly convicted, and will be sentenced in August. The Key West case was not quite so clear, and involved
Fish love songs
According to a front page article in the Miami Herald, a Vero Beach scientist has been recording the love songs of fish, and says the research could help determine the impacts of the BP oil spill on marine creatures in the Gulf. Grant Gilmore, senior
More restrictions on Pompano
Tags: Regulation
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission will be further restricting the catch of Permit, Pompano, and African Pompano for both recreational and commercial fishermen. They will also be extending state rules into federal waters, which they are apparently allowed to do. According to the FWC,
NOAA: Tar balls coming
Tags: Oil Spill
The latest tracking reports show no sign of the oil spill anywhere near the Florida Keys. However, that could change by mid-August. According to NOAA, there is a 61% to 80% chance of the oil reaching Key West by then………….There’s a lesson here for lobster
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