Reward Offered For Whole King Mackerel Returns
National Marine Fisheries Service posts a $100 reward for returning a tagged King Mackerel whole fish. About 150 Kings tagged last fall near Panama City to study age and growth. tags range 07000 through 07150 and 08500 through 08650. Tags indicate migration toward the Keys. some may reach Cape Canaveral.
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National Marine Fisheries Service
Panama City
Bill Fable
NMFS
Keys
Fable
Cape Canaveral
Key West
King Mackerel Mysteries Prompt Seasonal Posters and Gulf Stock Talk
Helen Wren plans spring posters in St. Petersburg and summer distributions in Panama City Destin and Pensacola as Kings migrate. Fable outlines three Gulf stocks East Atlantic and West Gulf with non crossing barriers, notes size differences and rising Louisiana fishing activity since 1982 83, and recounts big catches. A NMFS tagging effort yields few returns and a $100 reward for a plastic tagged fish prompts calls to 904 234 6541 for shipping or pickup arrangements.
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St. Petersburg
Panama City
Destin
Pensacola
Eastern Gulf
West Gulf
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Faber
Grand Isle
NMFS
Gulf
Bill Fable
NMFL
Tanner Joins Tops' As Touring Pro
Wimbledon finalist Roscoe Tanner joins Tops' Beach and Racquet Club of Destin as touring pro. He will lead three day weekend events with clinics pro-ams private instruction and chalk talks at Tops' Racquet Club featuring 12 lighted courts. Tanner's aggressive serve and all round game have earned 15 career singles titles and over 1.7 million in prize money.
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Roscoe Tanner
Tops’ Beach
Destin
Tops
Tanner
Sandy Meyer
Illegal Shrimp Boats To Be Seized Starting February 25
Federal official Jack T. Browner, Southeast Regional Director of NMFS, announced seizures begin Feb 25 for U S vessels found fishing in Mexican waters and returning to U S ports in violation of the Lacey Act. Violations carry civil penalties up to 10000 per offense and criminal penalties up to 20000 and five years imprisonment. Forfeiture of illegal catch and related gear is possible. NMFS is part of Commerce Department NOAA.
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United States
Jack T. Browner
National Marine Fisheries Service
Southeast
U.S
The
Fisheries Service
Commerce Department
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Webb leads Indian Bayou Ladies Golf flight winners
Jeanette Webb won the championship flight in the Indian Bayou Ladies Golf Association flag tournament on Thursday with Ann Joyner second and Lillian Robertson third. In the first flight Ceil Fearer topped the field, followed by Mary Norden and Mary Hayden. A Feb 7 correction lists Webb first with 68, Joyner second at 73, and Terri Dekker third at 74. Fearer earned January Golf of the Month.
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Jeanette Webb
Indian Bayou
Dart Meeting Set by American Legion Post 296
American Legion Post 296 announces an organization meeting for the Playground Darting Association Tuesday night league on February 19 at 7 p.m. at the Legion Hall. All interested darters are urged to attend after a Feb. 12 open tournament produced top finishers Simmons Hudson and Ed Wright.
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American Legion Post 296
Playground Darting Association
Legion Hall
Legionnaires
American Legion Post
Simmons
Hudson
Ed Wright
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Helen Wren
Gowkie
CPM Safe & Lock
Industrial Park Road
Russell Fife
Fife Refrigeration
Fort Walton Beach
Guy’s Glass & Mirror
Airport Road
Webb
Dart
Life Aetna Casualty & Surety Travelers
Hartford Fire Insurance Co. of North America
U.S. Fire Insurance Co
Group 50
Miracle Strip
Pkwy
S.E. FT. Walton Beach
Toyota
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