XNavyNuke
10-09-2013, 11:52 AM
Flats guides plan on-the-water protest against shutdown of Florida Bay (http://www.keysnet.com/2013/10/08/491000/flats-guides-plan-on-the-water.html)
A flotilla of fishing guides converges at Cowpens Cut off Islamorada today to send a message to the federal government: Open Florida Bay.
All 645 square miles of Florida Bay waters within Everglades National Park have been closed to boaters because of the shutdown that started Oct. 1. That closure extends to Upper Keys flats guides who rely on park waters for most of their chartered fishing trips.
"We're trying to hit a nerve with our elected officials to let them know this is a bad thing," said Islamorada guide Randy Towe, who launched the protest effort.
"This park closure is hurting innocent, hard-working people who haven't done anything wrong," said Towe, a 35-year flats guide. "I've already lost a couple of trips. Every day we miss is revenue we'll never see again."
Good!
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A flotilla of fishing guides converges at Cowpens Cut off Islamorada today to send a message to the federal government: Open Florida Bay.
All 645 square miles of Florida Bay waters within Everglades National Park have been closed to boaters because of the shutdown that started Oct. 1. That closure extends to Upper Keys flats guides who rely on park waters for most of their chartered fishing trips.
"We're trying to hit a nerve with our elected officials to let them know this is a bad thing," said Islamorada guide Randy Towe, who launched the protest effort.
"This park closure is hurting innocent, hard-working people who haven't done anything wrong," said Towe, a 35-year flats guide. "I've already lost a couple of trips. Every day we miss is revenue we'll never see again."
Good!
XNN
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