Times staff
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Conservation
Artist/scientist scheduled to talk in st. Petersburg
Celebrated marine artist, scientist and conservationist Guy Harvey will make an appearance from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Bealls department store, 7899 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St., St. Petersburg. Harvey, renowned for his colorful T-shirts, is focused on protecting sharks, bluefin tuna, grouper and other sportfish populations that are being overfished around the planet.
Alligators
State commission expands hunting
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission added approximately four hours of hunting per day to the alligator season during its meeting Wednesday in St. Augustine. The change takes effect for this year's season, which runs from Aug. 15 to Nov. 1. Previously, alligators could be hunted from one hour before sunset until one hour after sunrise. Now, it will be 5 p.m. to 10 a.m. Some hunters wanted hunting to be allowed 24 hours a day, as done in Georgia and South Carolina, the Palm Beach Post reported. But the FWC, the Post reported, compromised after others said hunting would create conflicts with anglers and others using lakes and rivers during the day and biologists said expanded hours should not have an adverse impact on the alligator population.
Round 2 of permits gets under way
The FWC began the second phase of distributing permits to hunt alligators Wednesday and will continue to do so through 11:59 p.m. Monday. Applicants are limited to one permit. Those who purchased a permit during the first phase cannot apply.
Seminar
Beginners can learn about kayak fishing
Neil Taylor will conduct a kayak fishing seminar for beginners from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. June 23 at Bill Jackson's, 9501 U.S. Highway 19 N, Pinellas Park. For details, call (727) 576-4169.
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6/10 12:15 6:20 12:30 6:50
6/11 1:05 7:10 1:20 7:35
6/12 1:50 8:00 2:10 8:30
6/13 2:45 8:50 3:00 9:20
6/14 3:35 9:45 3:55 10:15
6/15 4:30 10:40 4:50 11:10
6/16 5:25 11:45 5:55 0