A Western Australian spear fisherman has captured the terrifying moment he was attacked by a reef shark off the Coral Bay coast. Courtesy of Brad Vale. Video Courtesy: Perth Now | Facebook
May, 9th 2016 The 78 foot Garlington Dreamin On landed a 1290 lbs Atlantic Blue Marlin. For some members of the team, this has been a 40+ year pursuit. This is a day none of us will ever forget and we hope to share them with you. Enjoy this short trailer! Video Courtesy: Dreamin On | Facebook
Nature is amazing. Action Air 1 captured a fever of stingrays swimming together in Tampa Bay on Monday. Did you know “fever” is the correct term for a group of stingrays? We didn’t and had to look it up. Video Courtesy: ABC Action News – WFTS – Tampa Bay | Facebook
Above: ROFFS™ client “Ashley Lauren” brought a 621.4 lb. Blue Marlin to Big Rock Landing last week, putting them in 1st Place for the 2016 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament!
Above: Congratulations to ROFFS™ client David Meberg and crew (Thor III) on a great 1st place Mako win (730 lbs) with Star Island Shark tournament, off Montauk, NY!!
Members of the Southeastern Fisheries Association gathered in Key Largo last week to discuss legislative changes, industry regulations and how to protect their harvesting rights.
“The recreational side is a lot more powerful than us,” said SFA Executive Director Bob Jones. “They get about 73 percent of all the finfish allocated in the South Atlantic. We are just trying to hold onto the allocations that we have because without us, most folks in the world wouldn’t be able to enjoy fresh seafood.”
Organized in 1952, the group lobbies on behalf of the commercial fishermen who operate in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean. About 90 percent of their membership is in Florida and they alternate their annual meeting between Orlando (convenient and centrally located) with Monroe County (for obvious reasons).
“Monroe County is number one in the state for producing seafood,” Jones said. “The boys down there are good and they know what they are doing.”
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