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Florida Fishing News - WW2 US war ship sunk as reef to boost Florida

WW2 US war ship sunk as reef to boost Florida tourism (TVNZ)
Shrouded by smoke from detonated explosives, a former World War Two US troop ship was sunk off the Florida Keys to become a massive artificial reef

Second homes: Easy access to nature, watersports in Florida's Upper Keys (USA Today)
The Florida Keys are about as far south as you can get in the Lower 48, but for second-home owners, their appeal has more to do with how far removed they are from contemporary culture.

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.