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Highlights High-Tech Screens New Weapon Against Litter in South Florida Waterways Mosquitoes are Good at Sucking Blood and Having Babies Fire Preparedness Matters Working In the Public Eye

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President’s Message

Board Members - 2022 Officers 2022

When I woke up this morning the thermometer read 59 degrees! For applicators in our area this is music to our ears. This is as close to an off season as we will get. However, we live in one of the only areas in the world where the growing season may slow but will never stop. This is the time we recharge our batteries and make preparations for the next year. Work done now will make your lives easier come spring and summer.

Andy Fuhrman, President (954) 382-9766 afuhrman@allstatemanagement.com

Unfortunately, we didn’t have enough people registered for our last live meeting, but hopefully everyone enjoyed the virtual meeting. The speakers were excellent and it’s always great to get CEUs. We are moving forward with plans to have the next meeting live and we have some exciting speakers lined up. Details on date, time and location to be released shortly.

Keith Andreu (239) 694-2174

Until then, we hope you enjoyed the holiday season and happy new year form everybody at the South Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society.

Andy Fuhrman - President South Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society

Dail Laughinghouse, Ph.D., Vice President (954) 577-6382 hlaughinghouse@ufl.edu Colleen Sullivan, Secretary/Treasurer (954) 382-9766 csullivan@allstatemanagement.com Hughie Cucurullo, Immediate Past President (561) 845-5525 hcucurullo@avcaquatic.com Board Members 2022 andreu@lchcd.org

Rose Bechard-Butman (954) 519-0317 rbechardbutman@broward.org James Boggs (352) 521-3538

boggsj@helenachemical.com

Norma Cassinari (334) 741-9393

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Lyn Gettys, Ph.D. (954) 577-6331

lgettys@ufl.edu

Scott Jackson (561) 402-0682 Rory Roten, Ph.D. (321) 890-4367 Dharmen Setaram (407) 670-4094

scott.jackson@syngenta.com roryr@sepro.com dsetaram@landolakes.com

Steven Weinsier (954) 382-9766 sweinsier@allstatemanagement.com

The Francis E. “Chil” Rossbach Scholarship Fund

Cover Photo Location: Swamp Head Brewery - Gainesville, Florida

Funds from the scholarship are used to help defray costs for students taking classes related to the study of aquatic environmental sciences or related areas. The scholarship is open to anyone, and all are encouraged to apply. Applications will be accepted throughout the year and the scholarship awarded when a suitable candidate is found. Money raised by the Society during the year partially goes to fund this scholarship, the intent of which is to promote the study of aquatics.

For an application, please go to www.sfapms.org.

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High-tech screens are new weapon against litter in South Florida waterways

By Louis Aguirre | WPLG Local10.com It’s a big moment for the city of Hallandale Beach.

After months of planning, a new weapon is in place in the ongoing fight to stop street litter from getting into South Florida waterways — one that will soon also be coming to Miami.

The first of a set of high-tech screens are being installed at open curb inlets along the 800 block of Parkview Drive in Hallandale.

“It’s taken a while to get this project actually rolling but to see it’s going right now, I am extremely excited,” said Charles Casimir, the city’s assistant utilities director.

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We have so much debris going into the intracoastal and into our waterways, so we’re trying to protect that.

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The screens are designed to trap the street litter before it enters the stormwater system, where it eventually flushes out into waterways and the intracoastal. It is a big win for the environment.

Emilio Lopez, the CEO and co-founder of SOP Technologies, developed the filters to not only reduce pollution in the stormwater system but to also allow stormwater to flow freely and prevent street flooding.

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“We need to prevent the organics from actually getting

into the waters... which is the majority of what we capture entering the storm drains,” Lopez said.

“What we patented is the upper flow of water through the screen, so the water comes down and up,” he explained. “This design has a much greater opening for water flow.”

They’re also designed to stop deadly organics from getting through. These leaves and lawn clippings may look harmless, but they’re actually ticking time bombs.

“Water is taking these leaves into the storm drain system,” Lopez said. “Eventually this leads to Biscayne Bay, and as you know, when this decomposes this becomes nutrients.”

Soon they’ll also be installed in the city of Miami — 1,000 of them have already been ordered.

“It’s extremely important,” said Alan Dodd, Miami’s former chief resilience officer. “We have 28,000 catch basins in the city and every single one of them is contributing to the problem by allowing nutrients and debris to get into Biscayne Bay.”

Phosphorus and nitrogen are deadly nutrients that feed algae growth in our bay and waterways and kill the seagrass.

Our cameras captured when the open inlets along Southwest 16th Street and 27th Avenue were being measured for the custom screens. It will take 4-6 weeks to manufacture them. There are 200 screens for each of Miami’s five districts. The first batch is to be installed in District 2: downtown Miami and the Biscayne Bay corridor.

The screens already have a proven track record.

They were installed along Duval Street in Key West in 2016. Forty were installed in South Miami in 2018. Aventura installed them citywide in 2019.

“We have a lot of areas in the city where we know they’re hotspots because of the amount of debris that gets clogged in the system,” Dodd said.

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“We have to keep coming and cleaning it multiple times a year. So that’s where we’re putting the grates.”

And now public works can actually track the trashiest storm drains. Each new screen comes with a QR code that residents can scan with their smartphone and upload pictures to report when clogged screens need to be cleaned.

“Is there an area of the city that we notice a lot of trash and debris?” Lopez said. “And if that’s the case then maybe we need to have other methods to address the problem at the root.”

More garbage cans may be needed, or “no littering” signage, tools to attack the street trash.

“It’s over 100 pounds per storm drain per year that we’re preventing from getting into the storm drain system,” Lopez said.

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Which gives the bay a fighting chance to heal.

“I’m born and raised in South Florida. We don’t want to see pollution in our oceans and waterways,” said Steven Wechsler of VolunteerCleanup.Org. “This is great we’re finally starting to take measures to reduce the pollution and reduce the flooding that’s been occurring here for many years.”

It’s costing the city of Miami $270,000 to install 1,000 screens, but the city has over 28,000 storm drains, so that’s only 3.5% of them.

Miami-Dade has over 90,000 storm drains countywide, which makes for an expensive proposition, all because people continue to litter.

By: Louis Aguirre ©2021 by WPLG Local10.com All rights reserved.

Florida Egg and Vegetable Bake Recipe from Fresh From Florida Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Ingredients 10 Florida eggs

¼ cup Florida yellow squash, diced

2 (8-ounce) tubes of croissant dough

1 cup jack cheese, shredded

⅓ cup Florida mushrooms, sliced thin

⅓ cup bacon, cooked and chopped

⅓ cup Florida sweet peppers, diced

1 teaspoon your favorite seasoning blend

¼ cup Florida zucchini, diced

Sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Preparation Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together eggs and seasoning blend. Open both tubes of croissant dough and unroll them on a clean cutting board. Using a knife slice along all the connecting lines, next cut each triangle in half longways. Roll up each piece of cut croissant dough starting at the big end until all of them have been rolled into what looks like mini croissants. Line your medium to large sized cast-iron pan or baking dish all the way around with the rolled croissant dough pieces to form a crust. Pour the whisked eggs into the lined pan. Start adding the vegetables, bacon, and cheese to the pan. Once finished, lightly season the eggs with salt and fresh ground pepper. Place the pan in the oven and cook for 15 to 25 minutes until the eggs are cooked throughout and the croissants are golden brown.

Remove from oven and serve warm.

Fresh Tip: Let each member of the family add the toppings they prefer to their assigned portion of the omelet bake.

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Mosquitoes are good at sucking blood and having babies By: Angela Nicoletti Florida International University

The secret of the world’s deadliest animal’s reproductive success could lead to fewer baby mosquitoes. That could mean improved pest control.

FIU Biomolecular Sciences Institute researchers collaborated with an international team to study juvenile hormone, a molecule that regulates development, reproduction and behavior in insects. They produced genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes — carriers of deadly diseases including yellow fever, dengue and zika — that cannot make juvenile hormone. The mutants could still mate and have babies. Just not as many as their juvenile hormone-producing counterparts.

The researchers say greater understanding of hormone action could unleash a new generation of mosquito control tools.

“It’s essential to understand why juvenile hormone is so important, so we can use this information to control insects and pests in a better way,” said FIU biological sciences Professor Fernando G. Noriega, the study’s corresponding author.

All insects — from bees and butterflies to mosquitoes — produce the hormone in question. It plays a critical role in their development, controls different functions and dictates certain behaviors. It helps mosquito larvae to complete metamorphosis into an adult when they’re ready. It functions similar to the hormones people rely on for puberty and to reach sexual maturity.

Mosquitoes and their distant relatives — crabs and lobsters — both have methyl farnesoate (MF).

In crustaceans, MF regulates reproduction. Insects have the ability to turn MF into juvenile hormone, giving them an evolutionary reproductive advantage in producing more and more offspring.

The team of biologists and chemists — including FIU’s Noriega, Marcela Nouzova, Francisco Fernandez Lima and Matthew DeGennaro — worked together to take the mosquitos back in time, where it was as if they never evolved to produce juvenile hormone at all.

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Nouzova and Noriega

Nouzova is the lead author of the study and the mastermind behind this project. She designed the experiments and led the genome editing process, creating the mutant mosquitoes for the experiments.

“In order to explore the evolutionary significance of the two hormones, we used CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis to generate Aedes aegypti mosquitoes lacking the enzymes needed to catalyze the synthesis of either juvenile hormone or both methyl farnesoate and juvenile hormone,” Nouzova said.

While the mutants that only had MF successfully reached adulthood, they were lacking in reproductive competence. They couldn’t keep up with the stronger, non-mutant males.

The mutant females also were affected.

Normally, a female can lay up to 100 eggs after mating.

In their short lifespan, they can lay three different sets, amounting to hundreds of eggs.

The mutants, though, laid 50 percent fewer eggs.

The other mutants lost the ability to make MF completely. They died as a larva and never reached adulthood. This means juvenile hormone is a master regulator of mosquito reproduction, DeGennaro said.

This information about mosquito reproduction biology can help control populations of insects we want less of, like mosquitoes. It can also help us improve reproduction success and boost populations of insects we need more of.

The findings were published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Ayleen Barbel Fattal and Chrystian Tejedor contributed to this story.

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Fire Preparedness Matters

By Brenda Marty-Jimenez | UF/IFAS Extension Broward County (ufl.edu)

Fire preparedness matters in the kitchen, home and in your community.

There are more and more reports in the news about home fires, prescribed burns, unplanned wildfires and other fire hazards around the country and world.

Indoor and Outdoor Kitchen and Cooking Safety

I have a few ideas and thoughts for you to consider, when crafting your own fire preparedness plans.

• Cooking fires are a common type of fire in U.S. households. By paying careful attention while cooking, you can prevent a kitchen fire.

Home and Kitchen

• If you are frying, grilling, or broiling food, stay in the kitchen.

Home kitchen and cooking fires can happen easily. I cringe when I hear loud fire truck sirens in my community and silently bless the people in harm’s way.

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Turn off the stove if you must leave the kitchen, even if only for a short time.

• Monitor small children around kitchen stoves and outdoor cooking equipment. They must be supervised.

• Keep matches and lighters out of the sight and reach of children.

• Check the food being cooked regularly and use a timer to remind you that there is something cooking. (I use my cell phone timer and keep my cell phone in my pocket.)

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• Keep flammable objects such as dish cloths, potholders, oven mitts, wooden utensils, paper towels, napkins, mail & paper or plastic bags away from burners and the stovetop.

• Wear short sleeve shirts and/or close-fitting clothing that won’t extend over or touch burners while cooking.

• Always use grills and outdoor fryers in a ventilated area and use according to the manufacturer’s directions.

• Position barbecue grills at least 10 feet away from siding and deck railings, and out from under eaves and overhanging tree or shrub branches.

• Turkey fryers can pose significant fire hazards.

Again, always review and follow the manufacturer’s directions and use caution when using a turkey fryer.

Suggestions: • Use your common sense. Identify potential danger spots inside and outside of your home and take the proper precautions.

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Install at least one smoke alarm/smoke detector on each level of your home, including near sleeping areas and change the batteries regularly.

• Know what to do in the event of a fire and/or necessary evacuation.

• Know how to use a fire extinguisher.

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• Purchase a home fire extinguisher. Have fire extinguishers in the kitchen, laundry room, and garage. An extinguisher with an ABC rating can fight fires caused by paper, wood, cloth, flammable liquids, and electrical short circuits. Contact your local fire department with questions.

• Maintain a water source around outdoor fit pits, when in use. Make sure the fire is completely out before leaving the house or going to bed.

Wildfires Uncontrolled, accidental, or natural wildfires may significantly affect air quality and those with pulmonary issues. I was recently in MN and witnessed the outbreak of multiple wildfires and smoke-filled skies firsthand and the damage they can do.

Fires can break out without notice and instill fear. Fear of the unknown is frightening. The possibility of evacuation is more and more real with accidental fires, climate change, lack of rain, and wildfire outbreaks.

In the event of wildfires, you need to follow the recommendations of the authorities, plan to leave early, when advised, and stay calm. When experiencing stress and anxiety, during a fire, hurricane and/or other emergency, deep breathing is important as well as the use of other stress management techniques.

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More Suggestions:

• Personal hygiene items

• Photograph or film the contents of your home and exterior. Update when new home contents are purchased and/or changes are made to your landscape. Do this in advance.

• Glasses, contact lenses and solution

• Keep a list of important phone and/or hotline numbers and addresses

• Flashlights with batteries

• Store contact information for your health care provider and pharmacy, in your cell phone.

• Computer and charger

• Consider putting together a “to-go-bag” which can be a tote bag or suitcase. A suitcase on wheels is easiest to transport.

• Inventory of home and exterior contents stored on a travel/jump drive

• Compose a list of what is to go into your “to-go-bag”

What is a “to-go-bag”?

• Medications • Medical equipment • First aid kit • Cell phone and charger • Important addresses and phone numbers

• Hand sanitizer and face coverings/masks • Water and snacks • Pet food, a water bowl, cage/crate and/or a collar and leash

A part of a fire related evacuation plan is having a “to -go -bag” for each person in your family.

You may want to consider a “to- go- bag” for your pets as well. These “to- go -bags” are to be filled in advance and should include items you would need for at least 3-5 days. They should be kept in a place that is easily accessible.

“To-go-bag” contents may include: • Important papers (insurance policies, birth certificate, passport, driver’s license, social security card, health insurance cards and other documents). Make digital copies, and safe guard important documents, as able.

• Cash, checkbook, debit card and/or credit cards • 3-5 days of clothing • House key, safe deposit box key and other important keys • Small mementos, heirlooms, jewelry and/or photos from your home

What is a prescribed burn?

Some fires are prescribed fires. Prescribed burning, is carefully planned and directed use of fire to achieve land management goals, is a useful tool for resource managers in Florida.

Prescribed burns achieve many benefits for the environment and for people, but they have a few side effects as well, which includes smoke.

Those with asthma and/or other pulmonary conditions need to be mindful of smoke inhalation and avoid it.

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Conclusion Families and consumers need to be aware of what to do in the event fire breaks out in the home and/or in the area you are living in. They must be ready to call 911 and/or evacuate, when a hazardous fire threatens life, property and/or the environment. The most important thing is to be alert, aware of your surroundings and have a plan.

It is so important to have a fire preparedness plan and review the plan at least annually. Sometimes, there is no time for a plan, and you must leave immediately. Plan for the worst but hope for the best. Some things are in our control, and some things are not. Having a well thought out plan is one of those things that is in our control. One of my favorite statements is: “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”. Get your plan in place.

• Keep candles, matches, and lighters out of the reach of children.

• If your clothes catch fire, stop, drop, and roll.

You should stop immediately, drop to the ground, and cover your face with your hands.

Roll over and over or back and forth until the fire is out. If you or someone else cannot stop, drop, and roll, smother the flames with a blanket or towel. Use cool water to treat the burn immediately for three to five minutes.

Cover with a clean, dry cloth. Get medical help right away by calling 911 or the fire department.

• Sign up for local cell phone emergency alerts and follow the instructions from authorized personnel.

According to Angie B. Lindsey, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues in Agriculture & Natural Resources, FL EDEN- “A plan is our first line of defense when facing any kind of disaster. Preparation is key for any unexpected disaster including fires. Having a fire preparedness plan will provide your family with a guide to ensure everyone’s safety.”

Summary • You must have a well thought out fire preparedness plan.

• Make a family plan for fire emergencies and practice your escape plan one to two times each year.

• Pack your “to- go- bag”.

• Fill your gas tank.

• Get extra cash to have on hand, if needed.

• Know where evacuation shelters are located.

• Secure your home before you leave/evacuate.

• Discuss, review, and update your evacuation plan with your family on a regular basis.

• Inform your extended family members of your evacuation plan

• Have an evacuation plan that all family members are aware of.

• Assist elderly family members and be mindful of those that have existing breathing/ respiratory issues that are exacerbated by smoke. Because so many of our residents are elderly, Florida’s population is more sensitive than populations in other states to pollutants and irritants in the air.

• Don’t be careless with leaving the kitchen stove on and unattended or any other potentially hazardous cooking equipment.

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WORKING IN THE PUBLIC EYE

By Stephen Montgomery | Allstate Resource Management It’s never easy to do a job with someone watching over your shoulder. Someone interrupting your train of thought, asking questions, and criticizing what you’re doing.

For an aquatic applicator, this is more a question of: How do I handle this when it happens? Rather than: What do I do if it happens? Part of this is because the waterways that are our workplace are such an integral part of everyday life in Florida. The focus on aquatic recreation, abundance of waterfront homes and the importance placed on our stormwater management needs, puts an applicator in the public eye on a daily basis.

One would think our industry would benefit from the increase in public concern for the environment. We are, after all, maintaining our aquatic resources to promote their function, sustainability, and aesthetics. Unfortunately, the “green movement” combined with a lack of public knowledge about aquatic weed management can mistakenly create an adversarial attitude toward applicators and the work we do. The issue is compounded by a steady flow of misrepresented information through the media and internet. Generalizations about the evils of chemicals in the environment has translated to mistrust of anyone using them, regardless of the situation.

It’s not likely that a spontaneous, widespread change in people’s understanding will happen any time soon. We need to be prepared to deal with individuals that may voice disapproval with our work, and take an active role in educating them. Over the years I’ve learned some basic guidelines and tactics to follow when speaking to the public while on the job.

BE POLITE It should be common sense, but that’s easier said than done half way through a long day in the middle of August. Before you get involved in any conversation, take a second to compose yourself. Being argumentative will not help a situation and does not present you as an experienced professional. You should be confident in your answers but not condescending to the person your speaking to.

UNDERSTAND THEIR POINT OF VIEW Sometimes people are just curious what you’re doing. Most people don’t have the familiarity with your job that others in our field do. You see PPE as an uncomfortable but necessary part of your job. They see it and concerns about their safety arise. The average person’s knowledge about aquatic herbicides is probably confined to something they read on Facebook. Remember you are working near where they live and play. People tend to fear what they don’t understand. Take that into consideration when approached by concerned residents.

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CHOOSE YOUR WORDS Correct terminology can help to clear up public misconceptions about our job. Words like “chemical” and “killed” are ambiguous and create a sense of fear. Explaining that we only use herbicides approved for use in the water, and that the weeds have been specifically treated helps to convey a better image. It’s important to show the public that aquatic vegetation management is very careful and deliberate, and not reckless use of random chemicals. Our choice of words when talking to people we come into contact with is a big part of that process.

ESTABLISH A CONNECTION Most residents and homeowners don’t realize how important aquatic vegetation management is here in Florida. Establishing a connection between what we do and the benefits to their lives demonstrates that applicators are working on their behalf.

Explaining how successful vegetation management programs maintain flood control systems and recreational waters, while improving aesthetics of communities shows them they have a vested interest in what we do.

MAKE THE WEEDS THE BAD GUY The years and years of hard work and environmental success go unnoticed, but the rare mistake gets instant attention.

Applicators often get swept up in the public’s fervor to “save the environment” and assign blame to careless offenders. In the rush to put a face to environmental damage, it’s often overlooked that: The weeds are the bad guys here. The amount of habitat and income lost due to exotic plant species rarely makes the headline news.

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Their invasive nature is not apparent to residents because our efforts keep the invasion at bay (usually without their knowledge).

Educating residents on the plants we target and the damage they’re capable of can improve public support for our work.

KNOW WHEN TO LEAVE Despite your best efforts, some people are just not interested in having their minds changed.

Some folks are going to cling to their pre-conceived notions tighter than a drowning person clings to a life preserver. Being polite and professional doesn’t mean you have to stand there being berated by a belligerent individual. If their mind is made up, then you trying to convince them otherwise will probably only aggravate them more. That’s why it’s important to realize when a situation won’t be resolved in the moment and politely make your exit. Let them know that their concerns are understood and give them the contact information for a supervisor or customer service department. Business cards and printed informational materials can often help make a transition to leaving. When you return to your office be sure to follow up with the appropriate people so that they know to expect a call and what the situation is so they aren’t blindsided.

Sometimes, as aquatic resource managers in Florida, we have to be our own public relations department. Avoiding confrontation at any cost only perpetuates the misconception that we’re doing something wrong.

A little explanation can go long way toward fostering a broader understanding of our job and its necessity. It’s important that we don’t take criticism of what we do personally, particularly since it is often misinformed. We make an effort to get licensed and stay trained. We work hard to ensure that the job gets done right and Florida’s waterways are protected.

Don’t be afraid to let people know it.

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• The Sabal Palm is the official state tree of Florida • Mushrooms are 90% water • Florida is the top squash producing state in the country • Florida ranks as the 3rd honey producer in the United States • Avocados were once called “Alligator Pears” • Florida accounts for 99% of the nation’s supply of Spiny Lobster • Florida produces the most oranges in the United States [Credit: Fresh From Florida: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services]

CALENDAR OF EVENTS In-Person General Meetings: February 24, 2022 Volunteer Park - Plantation, Florida June 20, 2022 - TBD September 29, 2022 - TBD Zoom Courses: April 28, 2022 November 16, 2022

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The Florida State Fish Art Contest, hosted by The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), in partnership with Wildlife Forever is accepting scaly submissions until March 31, 2022.

They’ll select winners in four grade categories: kindergarten through third grade, fourth through sixth grade, seventh through ninth grade, and tenth through twelfth grade.

“We are committed to increasing youth participation in freshwater and saltwater fishing through this effort,” said Eric Sutton, Executive Director of the FWC. “The State Fish Art program is a unique and creative way to connect to youth anglers and the FWC is proud to be sponsoring the initiative for Florida.”

State winners also get considered for top prizes, including the coveted “Best of Show” title.

Checklist: · An original horizontal 9”x12” piece of artwork featuring any fish from the Official Fish List. · A piece of creative writing, no longer than one page, about the chosen species (required for grades 4-12). · A Florida State Fish Art Contest entry form. http://www.wildlifeforever.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2022-Florida-Entry-Form.pdf

2021 Winners of the The Fish Art Contest

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