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Florida Fishing News - Thousands of Florida softshell turtles end up on dinner plates


Thousands of Florida softshell turtles end up on dinner plates in Asia (Sun-Sentinel)
Fishermen pluck softshells from Florida's waters to satisfy Asian appetites Hauled from canals and marshes around Lake Okeechobee, turtles arrive in the late afternoon at Jones Fish House, a corrugated metal structure on the Palm Beach County side of the lake.

?The World Is What it Is: The Authorized Biography of V. S. Naipaul? (New York Times)
?The islands of the Caribbean dot and dash their way through the sea, linking different worlds.?

South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald)
Trey and Terry Claus Jr. of Coral Gables landed a 300-pound swordfish that they called a pumpkin swordfish because of its orange-colored flesh, which is believed to occur after it ingested large amounts of some type of prawn.

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Florida Fishing News - VIDEO: Wisconsin couple and their kangaroo stranded after RV fire


VIDEO: Wisconsin couple and their kangaroo stranded after RV fire (NBC 13 Birmingham)
This has been a hellish vacation for Larry and Diana Moyer of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. First, Larry had a stroke, and then their RV burned to the ground. But the couple s kangaroo seems unfazed by all the excitement.

Thousands of Florida softshell turtles end up on dinner plates in Asia (Sun-Sentinel)
Fishermen pluck softshells from Florida's waters to satisfy Asian appetites Hauled from canals and marshes around Lake Okeechobee, turtles arrive in the late afternoon at Jones Fish House, a corrugated metal structure on the Palm Beach County side of the lake.