Young hunter Hunt Gillespie nets red snapper win
Ten year old Hunt Gillespie, a fifth grader at Presbyterian Day School in Memphis, wins the Junior Division with a 15-pound red snapper aboard Capt Irby Windes Sea Catch. He also lands four of seven big fish, including a 20-pound blackfin tuna, after years of fishing in Destin and Mississippi creeks. If he stays on top, he plans to buy a BMX bike or used go cart.
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Hunt Gillespie
Presbyterian Day School
Memphis
Tennessee
Hunt
Beaver Dam
Mississippi
Destin
Irby Windes
Record Buster Fred Wimmer Displays Amber Jack Catch
Memphis angler Fred Wimmer shows the Amber jack he caught aboard Capt. John Cox’s Restless Wind. He collects prize winnings with onlookers including Destin Rodeo Kelly O’Connor present for the moment.
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Fred Wimmer
Memphis
Kelly O'Connor
John Cox
Mangroves as Key, Vulnerable Shoreline Giants
Mangroves thrive in salt laden swamps and estuaries, supporting hundreds of fish and shellfish species and forming a complex food web second only to coral reefs. Their tangled roots stabilize shores, provide habitat, nesting sites, and critical spawning grounds, while decaying leaves continually nourish the ecosystem.
Mangroves Shape Shorelines and Waterways
Mangroves trap debris and sediments, build shorelines, and form new islands while filtering nutrients to keep coastal waters productive. Red, black, and white mangroves adapt with specialized salt handling and root structures, with habitable expansion limited by shoreline development. Florida Sea Grant offers MAP-25 guidance on planting and maintenance.
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Florida Sea Grant College
Sea Grant
Florida Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program
McCarty Hall
University of Florida
Gainesville
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Helen Wren
King Mackerel
Earl P. Baker
Myron Herring
Metaire
Virginia Pitts
Jackie Bowman
Grouper
David Liberatore
Pensacola
Deane Leavitt
Beloit, WI
Allen C. Miller
Chattanooga
Hugh Morris
Beechmont
A.T. Newell
Birmingham
Skeet” Lowery
Heidelberg
G.R. St. Pierre
Kenneth Wimmer
LaGrange GA
Wahoo
ANN & Henry Hinkel
Charles & Ethel Watkins
Thomas Cole
Monroeville
Jack Crevalle
Noel Bowman
FWB
Mike Williams
Shalimar
R.C. Britt
Athens
Richard Maddox
Ralph Edwards
Clarksdale
Mark Shufelt
Eglin Afb
PIER
Bridge, & Surf Division
Jas. R. Whitley
Tom Roberts
Steve Mandeville
Florida
Tom Leahy
Billie Lowry
Carver Power Boats
Monterey
Santa Cruz
Riviera
MacGregor
StingRay Pleasure Boats
Proline
Shamrock
HydraSport
Hudson Marina
Boat People
Marina Drive
Ft. Walton Beach
Dave
Florida Girl Docks
Gulf
Hwy
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