Eco-Fishing Community Meeting

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Subject: Florida Eco-Fishing Councils Hosts Second Community Forum


Carol Cross, Coordinator

Florida Eco-Fishing Special Advisory Council FEFAC
Soccer for Life, Inc
P O Box 381305
Miami, FL 33238

Re: Second Meeting of Florida Eco-Fishing Special Advisory Council FEFAC

Dear Member of FLorida's Fishing Community

I cordially invite you to attend the Second Florida Eco-Fishing Special Advisory Council Community
Forum to be held August 27, 2008 from 6:30 P.M - 9:00 P.M. at
Bass ProShop, 200 Gulfstream Way, Dania, Fl 33004.
This free conservation oriented, membership organization is designed to provide a forum, a meeting
place for all Floridians who are coping with two needs in Florida. One need is to find positive,
life affirming activities for Florida children so they develop a sense of ownership. The second need
is to preserve the environment of Florida. The children of Florida today must gain a sense of love
and responsibility for the preservation of our beautiful state, especially our water and fish
resources.

The first meeting was held on July 30, 2008. The major problems discussed at the first meeting
were:
Mercury contamination in fish
Fish stocks down from over fishing.
The Everglades is losing ground to urban sprawl
High cost of fuels making boating and fishing nonviable
Lowered fish stocks
Fish closures
Shorter seasons
Bag limits
Monofilament line killing wildlife.
People are not using dehookers and deflators
People are not practicing catch and release
Oil pollution of waterways from boat fuel carelessness
Lack of shoreline cleanup
Lack of enforcement of licenses and limits
Lack of certification program

100 percent of the members felt that the following problems were important

Using deflators and dehookers
Using circle hooks
Restocking the marine environment
Teaching and mentoring youth
Bag and slot limits
Turtle conservation
Catch monitoring
shoreline restoration
Regulation of pesticides

At the next meeting we will discuss some solutions to the problems opened up at the last meeting.
In addition we will brainstorm on innovative methods for solving these problems.

I would like to request that your office support this forum by sending a representative and/or
offering a letter of support for this outreach. If all Floridians work together, we can maintain our
environment, indeed restock our fisheries and develop sustainable methods for sport fishing and
tourism in our state. We can bring up our children with an understanding and appreciation for the
tremendous wealth of fishery resources we have in Florida. At the same time they will learn to
protect and sustain them.

To support Floridians as they make this transformation, we have put up several websites about FEFAC
and the forum:
1. FEFAC Core Page - http://www.satglobal.com/florida_eco_fishing_council.htm

2. Letter to elected officials
http://www.satglobal.com/dear_eleted_official.htm
3. 2008 Brochure
http://www.satglobal.com/fefac_aug2008.htm
4. Invitation ot the Forum
http://www.satglobal.com/invitefefac.htm
5. Invitation to FEFAC=
http://www.satglobal.com/fefac_appl.htm
6. Letter for Teachers
http://www.satglobal.com/invitefefac.htm
7. FEFAC Agenda August 2008
http://www.satglobal.com/fefac3a.htm
8. How Florida Can Become A Leader
http://www.satglobal.com/fefac%20-Florida.htm
9. A Multidisciplinary Approach To
Florida's Fish Crisis
http://www.satglobal.com/multi_disciplinary.htm
10..Turning The Page To The New
Florida Fishing World
http://www.satglobal.com/medirel001.htm
11. Printable invitation to FEFAC
http://www.satglobal.com/fefac_printapp.htm

12. Print Your Own Ticket To the Forum
http://www.satglobal.com/fefac_ticket.htm

Email to kelliott@mahoganyoutdoors.com for tickets or stop by the OutdoorTravelers kiosk. The
address of Bass ProShop is 200 Gulfstream Way, Dania, Fl 33004. To support all Floridians as we
make this transformation, we have put up several websites about FEFAC and the forum. Call 786-507
-1555 for more information

Captain Mike Locklear
352-628-4207
http://www.homosassafishing.com/
captmike@homosassafishing.com