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Florida coral reef: Will fishing council let rock shrimp nets drag the rare Oculina Bank?

A federal fishery management council once again has moved forward with a plan that would allow rock shrimpers to drag trawling nets along a protected Florida seafloor and rare deep-water coral reef ...
The Advocate

Want to catch more speckled trout and redfish? Try rigging this way

Live shrimp are about as easy to get right now as king cake. Cold front after winter cold front have pushed even the most homebody of white shrimp out into the Gulf of Mexico, leaving anglers with the ...
Oregonian

South Coast man's knotless nets reduce drag for trawlers

NORTH BEND -- Longtime fisherman turned net maker Dave Gregory hopes his new business, South Coast Nets, will make waves with shrimp trawlers angling to save fuel this spring. The Coos Bay man is ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers

SAFMC considers reopening protected Oculina Bank coral reef to rock shrimp trawling nets

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is considering reopening the Oculina Bank coral reef to rock shrimp trawling nets. Conservationists say that would destroy the rare coral reef found ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers

Florida coral reef: Will fishing council let rock shrimp nets drag the rare Oculina Bank?

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council moves forward on reopening the Oculina Bank coral reef. The council will host public meetings before making a formal decision. The Oculina Bank, named ...