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issuing new licenses, not jerk the rug out from them the way they did, " said Denton. "And I can say that with the right size net you can catch the right size fish without bothering anything else. Commercial fishermen I knew were always careful about their catches."New regulations concerning blue crabbing are also on his mind. In February, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission proposed new industry management rules that strive to limit crabbing endorsements. Rules already in place require keeping records and tagging traps then filing reports to the state.
Working the traps is a back-breaking job, but it’s a job Denton loves. Placida was also the place where Dr . Eugenie Clark, the "Shark Lady" started the Cape Haze Marine Laboratory in 1955. Five years later she moved the research center to Sarasota. William R. Mote became the major benefactor, and the center became the Mote Marine Laboratory. More on Dr. Clark next week. |
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