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Florida Fishing News - Longline fishing banned in Gulf near Florida (Fort Myers Beach

Longline fishing banned in Gulf near Florida (Fort Myers Beach Bulletin & Observer)
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and federal regulators are closing the longline reef fishery off Florida for six months this year because the gear is thought to interact with too many threatened sea turtle.