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09/11/2020

See You All at FLIB

The show now has county and city support.

08/06/2020

Stay Safe!

With nine named storms down, and the peak of hurricane season still ahead of us, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has updated its forecast for this year.

07/31/2020

What to do with expired flares?

A USCG grant allows for a pilot program to handle unwanted and expired visual distress signals.

06/11/2020

" Can you erase a national monument? That’s what the U.S. president is essentially aiming for by opening up the Northeastern Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the East Coast to commercial fishing. The order, announced Friday, will be challenged in court, Laura Parker writes for Nat Geo. Native American tribes and environmental groups are already challenging administration efforts to reduce the size of two monuments in Utah. The change to the maritime areas, while not affecting their borders, would essentially render them useless, says marine biologist Enric Sala, founder of National Geographic’s Pristine Seas program. “If commercial fishing were allowed in a monument, it would become just a name on a map, and no different than any other place in the ocean.” Pictured above, pink bubblegum corals in the Seamounts monument provide a suitable habitat for two crabs." From National Geographic online edition 6/10/20

06/08/2020

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-quest-to-find-and-save-the-world-s-most-famous-shipwreck?utm_source=pocket-newtab

In 1628, the ‘Vasa’ sank on its maiden voyage. For the next 300 years, it sat in a watery grave—until one man sparked a monumental effort to salvage it.

05/29/2020

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-a-shipwrecked-crew-survived-10-days-lost-at-sea?utm_source=pocket-newtab

The story of how three crewmen lived more than a week in the middle of the Pacific in a wrecked sailboat with almost nothing.

10/24/2019

https://www.tradeonlytoday.com/boating-safety/cdc-to-study-contaminants-in-lake-okeechobee?utm_campaign=TOT%20Newsletter%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=78436278&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_8FWp5QWgOEhpwvmIu2SDuyewmwq0eNhrFxCV9VxLogsG2RTqrbiMsJJfXfO_daVscxkNJLP5es2ugSANoguFVqbLSOnS_4MKVyANV9D1qInpc3so&_hsmi=78436278

Lake Okeechobee anglers, boaters, guides and others with high exposure to the blooms would be tested.

08/21/2019

07/19/2019

We can always use 1 more marina!

Developer Suntex Marinas has entered into a 50-year lease with the city.

07/19/2019

The Laxy Days of Summer

The Florida governor opened ICAST this morning with a rousing speech on the importance of sportfishing and clean-water initiatives to his state’s economy.

06/13/2019

Its hurricane season. Every year we post information relevant to keeping your boat safe. This year we received the following mail from a member of Florida's House of Representatives

https://teddeutch.house.gov/news/email/show.aspx?ID=M3JPEPI6ZRDYWLKJF2SJOUXVVQ

Please see below for previous posts on hurricane season. And give us a call if you have questions or need a hand securing your vessel.

This email is an official communication from the office of U.S. Congressman Ted Deutch. Should you wish to unsubscribe, please use the link below.

06/01/2019

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently released its 2019 hurricane forecast which calls for a near normal forecast.

9-15 named storms (top winds of at least 39 mph)
4-8 hurricanes (top winds of at least 74 mph)
2-4 major hurricanes (category 3 or higher)

The forecast will be updated in early August, right before the peak of the hurricane season, which runs until Nov. 30.

Florida’s tax-free holiday on hurricane supplies is also underway right now when residents don’t have to pay sales tax on “disaster preparedness” supplies.

The exemption covers things like flashlights, portable radios, tarps, first-aid kits, batteries and coolers, with all items having a price limit. For instance, Floridians can buy a portable generator tax free, if it costs $750 or less.