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Seminole State Report
By Robert Rice
2213 Prytania Circle
Navarre Florida
32566 (904) 936-9261
Well it seems I jumped the gun on the closing up of the
Seminole State Report. After several letters and phone
calls. I realized that it was not only right but necessary
to have a Florida report. So here's the new adjusted plan
Florida needs to be broken up into North and South regions.
So let's figure out a functional cut off line and shoot for
spawning a second Florida chapter this next year ! Florida
is such a big state that the folks from say Miami and the
Keys would be very unlikely to ever make it to Tallahassee
or Pensacola for a regional meeting and vice versa so it
ends up stifling group activities. While us North Florida
folks often skip over Alabama or Mississippi for a
collecting trip. We need someone down south to step up and
get a southern group going. The Miami area has about 10
members which is a nice core group so maybe someone out
there might want to bite on this one (HINT HINT). I vote we
make the cut off just south of Gainesvile (selfish reasons
sorry) . Contact me if the southern region idea interests
you! Make your own rules , change the world, have a title
that only a few people know what it means...It can all be
yours with a regional representative with NANFA!! Anyhow
what's more important is we have communication and fun in
that order. So drop me those notes on activities in your
area, let's get busy !!!
OK OK OK I give in to the seasoned collecting veterans in my
neck of the woods and have moved the Florida meeting to the
third weekend in March ! The fishes should be spawning and
beautiful ! The chow will be spicy and the beaches will be
great ! SOOOOOOO....CALL ME AND WE WILL GET IT ALL SET UP,
BRING THE SPOUSE , THE KIDS, THE DOGS TO NANFA `S 1997
NAVARRE TRIP...
I got a pleasant note from NANFA Alum and former everything
in NANFA Dick Stober. He is expecting to make it back to
the Mobile Alabama area in 1998 and can't wait to get back
to the waters. He expressed a great excitement at the growth
in NANFA and in the north Florida, Alabama area. If you would like
to talk to a legend in NANFA drop him a note at Dick Stober
OPM/SANG (NGL-T) UNIT 61304 APO AE 09803 , it will brighten
Your day I assure you.
No report as of yet on the upcoming Fishes of Florida books
being worked on by Gainesvilles Jim William's nor of the
separate book by the Department of Fisheries Gray Bass ! I
expect review copies when available (hint !!). Look for more
of my writings in the March Tropical Fish Hobbyist (The
Dollar Sunfish ) , An upcoming American Fisheries Society
magazine, and a series of articles in Freshwater and Marine
Aquarium .
On a Final note we need help in the following areas,
articles on local species and marine species for the
national publication. Breeding information on many species .
People willing to copy NANFA applications to local pet
stores , nature centers Universities etc. That's it for now
see you in the spring.........BTW NANFA now has a website
up visit it at http//199.245.112.101:80/nanfa/