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PTTS Protest May 19, 2013

A trail of gaffed, dragged and dead tarpon – and you care about WHAT?

By Save the Tarpon On May 21, 2013 · 3 Comments
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PTTS host Joe Mercurio has seemingly convinced himself the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission law enforcement officers who were on hand Sunday to, in their words, “observe and report,” are going to rush back to Tallahassee where they [...]
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Dr. Justin Grubich

A decade later, expert cited in FWC study speaks out: The jig snags tarpon

By Save the Tarpon On May 17, 2013 · 4 Comments
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A decade ago, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission researcher and doctorial candidate Kathy Guindon was under the gun. She had just spent two years and more than $200,000 of taxpayer money on an abortive Boca Grande Pass tarpon mortality [...]
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Boca Beacon May 17 2013

Boca Beacon: FWC break-away jig study refuted by originating scientist

By Save the Tarpon On May 17, 2013 · Add Comment
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    (The following was originally published in the Friday, May 17, 2013 edition of the Boca Beacon.) By Marcy Shortuse In the summer of 2004 Dr. Justin Grubich picked up the phone to take a call from a [...]
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Dr. Justin Grubich letter to FWC 2013

Letter to FWC chairman from Dr. Justin Grubich regarding 2002-2004 Foul Hooking Tarpon study

By Save the Tarpon On May 17, 2013 · Add Comment
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Letter from Dr. Justin Grubich as PDF. This letter, dated May 8, 2013, was sent to FWC Chairman, Kenneth Wright by Dr. Justin Grubich regarding the 2002-2004 Foul Hooking Tarpon study. To read the entire article accompanying this letter, please see Expert [...]
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Protest In The Pass

Protest in the Pass

By Save the Tarpon On May 7, 2013 · 2 Comments
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Join Save the Tarpon and its supporters on May 19th at 6:45 am for “Protest in the Pass.”  We are showing up by water to protest the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series (PTTS) as it begins its 2013 season [...]
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PTTS Complaint

Drum roll, please…

By Save the Tarpon On May 2, 2013 · 1 Comment
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Need a bedtime story for the kiddies?  Or perhaps some bathroom reading material?  Well, we’ve got you covered.  Enjoy. (Click here to see the PTTS Complaint as a PDF)  
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PTTS Lawsuit

PTTS claims $500,000 boycott loss, wants court to silence Save The Tarpon

By Save the Tarpon On May 1, 2013 · 16 Comments
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Claiming it has lost more than $500,000 in sponsorship, TV advertising, entry fees and other revenues, the company that owns and operates the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series (PTTS) has gone to court in an attempt to silence Save The [...]
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Lew Hastings Director

Hastings takes the helm at Save the Tarpon

By Save the Tarpon On April 25, 2013 · 1 Comment
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Congrats @lewhastings re: taking reigns at “Save the Tarpon”! That organization is doing good work! ow.ly/ksf8i — Guy Harvey (@DrGuyHarvey) April 26, 2013 Lew Hastings, director of the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce, has been [...]
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Save the Tarpon Air Force

A Line Drawn: Captains and community members work to ban the Boca Grande tarpon “jig”

By Captain Chris Frohlich On April 23, 2013 · 5 Comments
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By: Capt. Chris Frohlich A line has been drawn in the sand. I believe that on one side is the moral high ground, a rich history, respect, and tradition. On the other side sits a group of opportunistic vultures, ready [...]
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Randy Wayne White, Author

Randy Wayne White: FISHING’S DIRTY LITTLE SECRET

By Save the Tarpon On April 13, 2013 · 8 Comments
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Critics say tarpon actually are snagged with this popular style of Boca Grande Pass fishing. By RANDY WAYNE WHITE (The following was originally published in the Sunday, April 14, 2013 edition of the Tampa Tribune.) Randy Wayne White is a New [...]
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