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Presented by the Key Biscayne Historical & Heritage Society
and the UM Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2008
South Florida's Sport Fisheries:
The Golden Days and Today
Dr. Jerald S. Ault
Professor of Marine Biology and Fisheries, UM Rosenstiel School
Florida is a fisherman's paradise. Widely known for its world -class fishing from Lake Okeechobee
down through the Florida Keys, long-time Floridians will tell you, that fishing today isn't what it
once was. Dr. Jerald Ault, Rosenstiel alumnus and Director of the Bonefish & Tarpon Research
Center, is an internationally recognized leader in fisheries science whose marine census in the Florida
Keys -Dry Tortugas coral reef ecosystem is helping scientists to understand just how much local
fisheries have changed over the years. Join Ault as he presents his research on what led to these
significant changes to local ecology and what is being done to restore and protect Florida's sport
fisheries. This is the second program of the Key Biscayne Historical & Heritage Society in an
ongoing series of lectures and events regarding the significant history of Key Biscayne and its
surrounding environment.
Lecture begins at 7:00 p.m.; reception immediately follows.
Village Council Chamber, 560 Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne
Free and open to the public; however seating is limited!
Lecture will be broadcast live on Channel 16/77.
RSVP by May 21 to Carla Lovinsky at (305) 421-4061 or covinsky@rsmas.miami.edu.