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A Goliath grouper swims at Mote Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida.
Florida may lift its three-decade ban on catching and killing
Goliath groupers.
State fishery managers will discuss possibly reopening Goliath grouper to harvest and interactions between fishermen and sharks in Florida waters on Wednesday, May 12, and also discuss implementing a tag system to harvest spiny lobster in the Florida Keys during the two-day sport season when it meets Thursday, May 13.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will meet virtually all day Wednesday starting at 9 a.m. Information on participating in the meeting can be found at https://myfwc.com/about/commission/commission-meetings/may-2021/.
State fishery managers will discuss possibly reopening Goliath grouper to harvest and interactions between fishermen and sharks in Florida waters on Wednesday, May 12, and also discuss implementing a tag system to harvest spiny lobster in the Florida Keys during the two-day sport season when it meets Thursday, May 13.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will meet virtually all day Wednesday starting at 9 a.m. Information on participating in the meeting can be found at https://myfwc.com/about/commission/commission-meetings/may-2021/.
The species has been closed to harvest since 1990, but the FWC last discussed reopening the Goliath grouper fishery in 2018 when it was proposing allocating 100 tags a year for up to four years to fishermen who want to harvest them.
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Federal law enforcement officials are investigating at least one Key West-based labor supply company and possibly more, and the crackdown already appears to be impacting the supply of workers on the small island.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed the investigation in an email to The Key West Citizen on Thursday.
âUnfortunately I am not able to discuss the case since it is part of an ongoing investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI),â said Nestor Yglesias, public affairs officer with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations and Homeland Security Investigations.
Several local business owners were familiar with the investigation and at least one possible business being investigated, but they declined to talk about it on the record. Some of the owners did say that the crackdown and investigation was having impact on some local businessesâ abilities to operate.
It may have been fate that pushed Belle Jampol, lead singer of the Key West-based band Coconut Victrola, into the world of music and acting but it is talent thatâs keeping her there.
Born and raised in Key West, Jampol got an early start from her father, Matthew âMateoâ Jampol, a classical Spanish guitarist, and mother, Penny Leto, one of the original founders of the local doo-wop delight, the Fabulous Spectrelles. Life at home was pretty lively between her parents and their artistic friends.
âI grew up around music, dance and acting,â the 25-year-old says. âFor me it was incredible. I was surrounded by art all the time. For 25 years my mom was part of the original Fabulous Spectrelles and owned the CoffeeMill Dance Studio for 30 years. My dad was a classical guitarist. It wasnât until I went to college that I found out other kids didnât grow up that way.â