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Florida Fishing News - Fishing, farming, and making art on a Florida isle (Boston


Fishing, farming, and making art on a Florida isle (Boston Globe)
MATLACHA, Fla. -- The coconuts made it all possible. As a young artist, Leoma Lovegrove discovered that painted coconuts sent through the mail were "the perfect tacky Florida souvenir -- under $20 and you don't have to carry it home." She decorated them with flamingos and flip-flops, and business was steady.

Florida Manatees May Lose Endangered Status (Planet Ark)
MIAMI - Florida manatees are dying in record numbers and the lumbering marine mammals face growing threats from speedboats, a toxic foe called red tide and the potential loss of their warm winter havens at power plants.

Hooked on fly-fishing (The Fayetteville Observer)
Jeanette Gallaher is a master of deception. Working fly and rod to lure the most fickle fish, she has found a way to get close to nature, and she has gained world renown in the process.

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