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Want to fish at Skyway Pier? New rules may be coming for anglers. Here’s what to know.
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoA debate that has boiled for months about how to prevent seabirds from becoming snared in fishing...
New required course at Florida Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier is all about bird safety
Bradenton Herald via Yahoo News· 7 months agoStarting Sunday, Oct. 1, if you plan to fish the Skyway Fishing Pier, there is an online educational...
New rules approved for anglers at the Skyway Pier. Here’s what to know.
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoST. PETERSBURG — After months of debate, it’s finally official: New rules are coming for anglers at...
Wildlife officials weigh new rules at Skyway Fishing Pier to curb bird entanglements
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoST. PETERSBURG — Florida wildlife officials are weighing new rules for anglers at Skyway Fishing Pier State Park after thousands of birds were entangled in fishing gear over the past two years ...
Florida wildlife officials signal resistance to fishing gear bans at Skyway Fishing Pier
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter more than two hours of discussion, Florida wildlife commissioners Tuesday signaled their hesitance to approve monthslong bans on certain fishing gear for anglers at the Skyway Fishing ...
Florida wildlife official urges Skyway anglers, bird rescuers to ‘work together’ to stop bird snags
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe chairperson of Florida’s wildlife agency is urging unity and participation between anglers and...
Wildlife officials propose new rules for anglers at Skyway pier to curb bird deaths
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs Florida wildlife officials grapple with how to reduce the amount of seabirds becoming entangled in fishing gear at the busy Skyway Fishing Pier State Park, new rules proposed Wednesday night ...
Florida environmentalists want feds to intervene in Skyway Fishing Pier bird snags
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoST. PETERSBURG — A coalition of Florida environmental groups on Thursday urged federal wildlife officials to intervene to prevent more seabirds from becoming entangled in fishing gear at the ...
How to save the pelicans on the Skyway fishing pier | Editorial
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFlorida has long prided itself as the fishing capital of the world, but that popularity has an ugly flip side — the suffering of pelicans and other seabirds that are injured or killed after ...
Will Hurricane Ian Rain on Florida’s Tourism?
Out Traveler via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(CNN) – As Hurricane Ian made landfall in western Cuba early Tuesday morning, Floridians were keeping an anxious eye on the rapidly intensifying storm....