THE BOTTOM LINE
T he Newsletter of the Beaufor t Spor t Fishing & Diving Club
Fall Is Full Of Family
Fishing Opportunities!
By Jim Kindwall, Membership Chair
For my family, Fall is the best fishing time of the year! There
are so many different things you can do! Many of the fishing
activities I focus on in other seasons often exclude the
younger members of my family but Fall is a great opportunity
to get the kids on the boat.
The recreational shrimping season is here in full swing and
it’s common to see small boats with bright lights lining up on
our shore to cast over bait. For many of my friends, free casting for shrimp in the creeks has been equally rewarding and
can be done during the day without the trouble of bait, poles
and lights. Invest in some inexpensive 4 foot nets and let the
kids at it.
Live bait of any kind and some simple lightweight equipment is sure to lead to a bite in the mouths of creeks, along
the grass, or under the bridges. Kids love fishing with a float
and a lowkey two or three hour trip could create memories to
last a lifetime. Most of us had some grownup that took the time
to get us hooked. Give the same gift to the next generation!
Oct 2011
Next Club Meeting - Thur. Oct. 13
Trout & Redfish
The Fall Bite Is On!
With Captain Danny Rourk, Tailwind Charters
The Beaufort Sport Fishing and Diving Club’s October
meeting will be held Thursday the 13th. The social
begins at 6:30PM and the meeting starts at 7PM at the
Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club off of Meridian Road
located on Ladys Island. New local DNR artificial reef
charts will be handed out for those in attendance.
Our guest speaker will be Captain Danny Rourk of
Tailwind Charters of Beaufort. Danny is a very experienced local Captain and his topic will be Trout and
Redfish preparing for the fall bite. He will display new
rods, reels, and lures. He will also discuss baits of
choice, presentation, tides, and water temperatures.
Don’t miss this informative presentation by one of
Beaufort’s best. You do not need a reservation and
guests are welcomed.
For additional information please call Captain Frank
Gibson at 522-2020.
Future Management Of
Sheepshead Fishery To Be
Discussed At Public Meetings
The Marine Resources Division of the
S.C. Department of Natural Resources
(DNR) will host four regional public meetings with stakeholders to discuss future
management of the sheepshead fishery in
South Carolina. The meetings will include
discussion of the biology and life history of
the species, population status, and potential management actions designed to
insure the sustainability of the fishery.
DNR staff will be on hand to take stakeholder input on sheepshead management, in particular, but will also address
any other topics of interest to the public.
The meetings are scheduled to take place
during the month of October in Horry,
Georgetown, Charleston and Beaufort
counties to allow interested parties an
opportunity to provide input without having
to travel a great distance. Interested individuals may also participate in an online
survey available beginning Oct. 11
through
the
DNR
website
at
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/sheepshead/.
Individuals may inquire further or send
comments to DNR biologist, Wallace
Jenkins by phone at (843) 953-9835 or via
email at Jenkinsw@dnr.sc.gov. Your input
is valued so please plan to attend a meeting in your area particularly if you target
sheepshead recreationally or commercially.
Recent action by the South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council will likely
remove sheepshead from federal man-
agement by Jan. 1, 2012, and turn management over to the respective states.
South Carolina's sheepshead fishery
takes place predominantly within state
waters. Since 1983, sheepshead have
been managed as part of the federal
Snapper Grouper complex and were
included in the aggregate 20 fish/day bag
limit for the numerous species in this complex.
The public meetings will take place
between 7 and 9 pm on the following
dates and locations:
Tuesday, Oct. 11 - Technical College
of the Lowcountry Beaufort Campus,
921 Ribaut Road, Beaufort
Monday, Oct. 17 - DNR Marine
Resources Research Institute; 217
Fort Johnson Road, Charleston
Tuesday, Oct. 18 - Carolina
Ballroom, 2nd floor, rooms A&B,
Robert Reed Conference Center at
Springmaid Beach Resort, 3200
South Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach;
Thursday, Oct. 20 - Kimbel Lodge at
the Belle W. Baruch Institute,
Hobcaw Barony, Hwy 17 north,
Georgetown
See later pages of this newsletter for
research and proposals that have been
put forth for regulation changes.
4th Annual
A Taste of Waddell
A Celebration of the Port Royal Sound Ecosystem
Brought to you by The Friends of Waddell
& the Hilton Head Island Sportfishing Club,
BSDC Member
Classifieds!
Diving Services! SeaJay Bayne
is the owner and Divemaster of
Deep South Divers, a Beaufort,
South Carolina company that specializes in underwater boat maintenance. For more information www.DeepSouthDivers.org
10% Off Frozen Bait! Beaufort
Boat and Dock Supply are offering
10% off the price of frozen bait to
fishing club members. Just mention that you are a club member at
checkout. Address: 1734 Ribaut
Road - Phone: 986-0552.
Boat Electronics installation,
electrical service and troubleshooting. Specializing in saltwater corrosion issues. On site
and mobile. BSDC member Jim
Goller, Technautica (www.technautica.com), Lady's Island. 843525-1865 or cell: 803-600-1570.
Rod & Reel Repair - Custom
Rods. Captain Mike Edmonds
offers a full range of services to
keep your rods and reels in perfect condition. A complete take
down and cleaning for most reels
costs $20 to $25 plus replacement
parts - more for larger reels. Mike
also repairs rods and building custom rods is his specialty. Give him
a call at 843-812-7167 or send an
email to searon@islc.net
Sunday November 13th, 2011 3-7 PM
On the Bluff at the Waddell Mariculture Center
Sawmill Creek Rd. Bluffton
Shrimp dinner cooked 3 ways by Chef Michael Sigler
Buckets of May River Oysters ~ Beer and Wine
Music by Lowcountry Boil
Raffle and Silent Auction
Tours of Waddell Mariculture Center and Nature Trails
Tickets $30 per person beer, wine and oysters extra
Benefits the cobia, red drum and sea trout stock enhancement
program at Waddell and the Port Royal Sound adult red drum study
Mint Condition Boat For Sale
17.5 Pioneer Baysport, 115 4
cycle Yamaha, 40 hours total,
bimini top, cooler seat, compass,
etc. $15,000.00. Excellent condition. Call Cable Hogue 252-6180
Southeast Fishery Bulletin
National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Regional Office, 263 13 th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
727-824-5305, FAX 727-824-5308
October 7, 2011
FB11-081
NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Closure Date for the
South Atlantic Recreational Black Sea Bass Fishery
NOAA Fisheries Service has determined that the 20112012 recreational annual catch limit of 341,747 pounds
for black sea bass has been reached. As a result, the
recreational sector for black sea bass in federal waters of
the South Atlantic from 35°15.19' N. latitude, (the
latitude of Cape Hatteras Light, NC) to Key West, FL,
will close, effective 12:01 a.m. (local time) October
17, 2011, through 12:01 a.m. June 1, 2012.
exceeded. If the recreational annual catch limit is
projected to be met, the recreational sector would be
closed. If the recreational annual catch limit is
exceeded, the annual catch limit for the following
fishing year will be reduced by the amount of the
overage. A determination on a reduction of the annual
catch limit will be made before the following fishing
year begins.
For vessels with a valid federal charter vessel/headboat
permit for South Atlantic Snapper-grouper, the closure
applies to state and federal waters. The operator of a
vessel that has a federal for-hire permit for snappergrouper must land any black sea bass harvested from
either state or federal waters prior to 12:01 a.m., local
time, October 17, 2011.
Black sea bass are overfished (population is too low),
and experiencing overfishing (rate of removal is too
high). The commercial quota is 309,000 pounds. The
recreational annual catch limit was adjusted to 341,747
pounds from 409,000 pounds to account for the
recreational overage during the 2010-2011 fishing year.
Harvest levels must be kept below these levels to
prevent fish from being removed too quickly, and to
rebuild the black sea bass population.
Background:
Amendment 17B to the Fishery Management Plan for
the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region implemented annual catch limits and
accountability measures for nine species in the snappergrouper complex. Accountability measures are actions
intended to prevent the annual catch limit from being
Commercial Sector:
Commercial harvest of black sea bass closed on July 15,
2011, because NOAA Fisheries Service projected
landings would reach the quota by that time. It remains
closed until June 1, 2012.
Made possible by a grant from Costa Del Mar
September 2011
Sportfishing Groups Support Research
The Dolphinfish Research Program (DRP) relies on
private donations to finance its studies on dolphinfish.
There have been severe cutbacks in funding for marine
fisheries research at both state and federal levels. Today
there is not enough government money to do the work
needed on the stocks of fish identified as overfished,
leaving little chance for money to support work on a fish
stock like dolphin not considered to be in trouble.
Sports fishing organizations and tournaments have
come to be major supporters of the work being
conducted by the DRP. Not only are these clubs and
tournaments providing substantial financial support, they
are also collecting important biological data on
dolphinfish harvested and encouraging anglers to tag
small fish. This year eight sports fishing clubs and three
privately sponsored fishing competitions (not club
sponsored) have provided support for this important
research work.
Jason Solano, general manager of Milliken’s Reef
Restaurant in Port Canaveral, Florida, joined with Dave
Heil of Winter Park, Florida, a noted tournament
director, to hold a sports fishing tournament to raise
money for the DRP. Jason Solano used his contacts with
local businesses to arrange sponsorships that covered
most of the expenses of the event. Dave Heil, in addition
to organizing the program, worked with his contacts in
the Central Florida Offshore Anglers and the Florida
Sports Fishing Association to secure volunteers to staff
the July 30th event. The well-organized, fun event
attracted 65 boats and more than 300 participants in its
inaugural event. As a result, the tournament was able to
donate $10,000 to dolphinfish research. Jason and Dave
wish to thank all of the fishermen and volunteers who
made the tournament so successful and they look
forward to holding another fun tournament next year to
support the DRP.
At the awards ceremony for the Milliken’s Reef Classic
fishing tournament, Terry Winn, president of the Central
Florida Offshore Anglers of Orlando, Florida, presented
Don Hammond with a check from his club for $5,000 to
fund the work of the DRP. Seven other fishing clubs
made contributions to support dolphin research. They
were:
Florence Blue Water Fishing Club, Florence, SC $1,500
Piedmont Offshore Fishing Club, Greensboro, NC
$1,200
Florida Sports Fishing Association, Cape Canaveral, FL
$1,000
Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club, Beaufort, SC
$750
Sebastian Inlet Sportfishing Association, Melbourne, FL
$500
South Carolina Saltwater Sportfishing Association,
Charleston, SC $500
West Palm Beach Fishing Club, West Palm Beach, FL
$500
Several clubs used their organized fishing events to
benefit the work being done by the DRP. The Central
Florida Offshore Anglers and the Florida Sports Fishing
Association collected length and weight data on the fish
entered in their tournaments. Members of the Florence
Blue Water Fishing Club used a competition to raise
money, collect length and weight data on dolphin and
Sponsored In Part By:
Dolphinfish Research Newsletter
September 2011
Page 2.
promote dolphin tagging. The Piedmont Offshore
Fishing Club used a club fishing event to get members to
tag dolphin off North Carolina.
Tailwalker Marine, a Georgetown, South Carolina,
based boat dealer, donated $400 from its 2011 Offshore
Challenge fishing tournament to help fund dolphin
research. Sponsors of the Georgetown, South Carolina,
based Belle Isle Wahoo Tournament contributed $500
from their competition.
Through their donations, these businesses and
organizations show their concern for the future of the
dolphin stock and the need for more research before the
fishery is overfished. More help is needed from fishing
clubs and tournaments along the entire U.S. Atlantic and
Gulf of Mexico coasts to collect important biological
data on the dolphin they catch, encourage tagging and
provide financial support for this research. Contact Don
Hammond to learn more about how you can help, using
the information at the end of this newsletter.
Milliken’s Reef restaurant, the favorite dinning and
gathering spot among local fishermen in Port Canaveral,
Florida, sponsored a fishing tournament on July 30,
2011, that raised $10,000 to support dolphin research.
The Dolphinfish Research Program
needs your financial support. No federal funds
support this important research. This program
exists because of private donations.
Dolphin Tagging Progress by Zones, August 31, 2011.
1
Bahamas
Southern
Limit
o
22 N
2
FL Straits
23 N
3
South Florida
25 N
Zone
4
Area
Central Florida
o
o
o
27 N
o
5
North FL & GA
30 N
6
Southern SC
32 N
7
8
N. SC - S. NC
Northern NC
o
o
33 N
o
35 N
o
9
Virginia
36.5 N
10
N. Mid-Atlantic
38 N
11
Gulf of Mexico
12
W Central Atlantic
13
Caribbean Sea
Northern
Limit
o
28 N
o
25 N
o
27 N
o
30 N
o
32 N
o
33 N
o
35 N
o
36.5 N
o
38 N
o
Total
Number
Tagged
44
308
231
48
30
105
27
6
0
2
81
20
32
934
Follow a Dolphin Under Water
Those of you who have followed this research over the
years are aware of the program’s use of archival satellite
tags to monitor dolphin’s use of the vertical water
column and the temperatures that they occupy. You may
have seen one of the graphs that depict the fish’s vertical
movements over a 24-hour period. However, I have
never been able to figure a way to show a long-term,
multi-day, depiction of these vertical movements.
Enter the newest model of the fishery researcher with
the latest computer skills. Wessley Merten, of Mayaguez,
Puerto Rico, is finishing his Ph.D. degree in marine
science at the University of Puerto Rico. The research
project he chose for his doctorate deals with the behavior
and biology of dolphinfish found around the Caribbean
Island. His desire to conduct research on dolphinfish in
the Caribbean led to DRP joining with him in a
collaborative research effort. Earlier this year a pop-off
satellite archival tag (PSAT) was provided for
deployment in the Caribbean as part of his research.
The PSAT was deployed in April of this year, and the
resulting 30-day track is the first look at the underwater
behavior of a dolphinfish in the Caribbean Sea and the
longest period that a dolphin has been monitored by
PSAT. As part of his research, Wess has devised a way
to graphically depict the fish’s vertical movements as
well as showing the temperatures that it used in a video
format. He also shows the movements in relation to day
and night periods as well as to the moon phases. He
terms this a “lifescape.” He has completed the first
segment of a six-part series, following the fish after its
release. This segment covers the first five days.
To view the first installment of this dolphin’s
underwater behavior, visit the You Tube video by
clicking on the following link, Click here . Be sure to
read Wess’s introduction to the video before viewing the
12-minute animation.
Dolphinfish Research Newsletter
September 2011
Page 3.
Dolphinfish Photo Gallery Established
During the nine years that this program has operated,
anglers have sent in pictures of dolphin that they have
tagged or caught. Many shots are of trophy fish or
amazing aerial displays. Some photos have featured
prominent injuries while others have shown unusual
parasites and stomach contents. Many depict the beauty
and awesome power of these amazing game fish.
The main theme of this page is to show the world-wide
interest that anglers have in dolphin and some of the
amazing aspects of this impressive animal that many
fishermen never get to see. The faces of the many anglers
displayed here reflect the great enjoyment fishermen
derive from catching dolphin.
The best of these photos have been assembled into a
gallery on a new page on the Web site entitled “Photos.”
Visit WWW.DOLPHINTAGGING.COM and click on
the “Photos” page to see some interesting fish and the
people who pursue them.
You are invited to send in your favorite digital pictures
of dolphinfish. These could be of fish showing anything
out of the ordinary or pictures of fish you have tagged.
Photos must be sharply in focus and clearly depict the
subject with a preferred file size of 1MB. Email your
pictures to CSSLLC@BELLSOUTH.NET along with
information about where and when the fish was caught
and what is unusual about it.
2011 Financial Supporters
Leon and Linda Tomczyk, Boca Raton, FL
Capt. Bill Parker, Hilton Head, SC
Jim Rose, Shelby, NC
Tim & Michelle Heiser, Plantation, FL
Costa Del Mar, Daytona Beach, FL
Marine Ventures Foundation, Jackson Hole, WY
FL Coastal Conservation Association, Orlando, FL
Antonio Gonzalez, Miami, FL
Island Hopper Charters, LLC, Raleigh, NC
Ryan McMahon, N. Palm Beach, FL
Dr. Al Fernandez, Miami, FL
Frederick W. Kinard, Charleston, SC
Georgetown Landing Marina, Georgetown, SC
Six Mile Creek, LLC, Charleston, SC
Robert Frevert, Jupiter, FL
Harry Johnson, Jr., Mt. Pleasant, SC
Franklin O. Hendley, Cheraw, SC
Wood Brothers Inc., Green Pond, SC
B. C. Chickadee, Inc., Key Colony Beach, FL
Bailey Smith, George Town, Exuma BA
Belle Isle Marina Wahoo Tournament, Georgetown, SC
Getting Jiggy Fishing Team, Delray Beach, FL
The Rock Boat Fishing Team, Weston, FL
Greg and Susan Griffith, Holland, MI
Tom and Susan Urban, Cudjoe Key, FL
John Buckman, Tequesta, FL
Mitchell E. Collette, Julian, NC
Treasure Coast Construction, Inc, Delray Beach, FL
Grady-White Boats, Inc., Greenville, NC
John Stalder, Merritt Island, FL
Piedmont Offshore Fishing Club, Greensboro, NC
Dave Wamer, Taylors, SC
Capt. Larry Harvey, Georgetown, SC
Russell and Philip Brownell, Coconut Creek, FL
Blue Water Fishing Club, Florence, SC
Michael Smith, Florence, SC
Larry Deal, Winter Park, FL
Bill & Jeanette Baugh, Ramrod Key, FL
Bailey Smith, George Town, Exuma, BA
SC Saltwater Sportfishing Association, Charleston, SC
William Pomenti, Islamorada, FL
Tailwalker Marine, Georgetown, SC
Milliken’s Reef Restaurant, Port Canaveral, FL
Martin Bowers, Jupiter, FL
West Palm Beach Fishing Club, West Palm Beach, FL
Florida Sports Fishing Association, Cocoa Beach, FL
Central Florida Offshore Anglers, Orlando, FL
Y
Yoouurr ddoonnaattiioonnss ttoo tthhee D
Doollpphhiinn SSttuuddyy aarree
FFuullllyy TTaaxx--D
Deedduuccttiibbllee
Make checks out to:
HH Reef Foundation/Dolphin Study
Mail checks to the address below.
Capt. Dave Leverone, of Kona, Hawaii sent in this photo
of a Pacific pompano dolphin caught on his boat in
April. He reports that while pompano are not common,
they do occasionally catch them in the Hawaiian Islands.
New 2011 Financial Contributors
Sebastian Inlet Sportfishing Association, Inc.,
Melbourne, FL
Capt. Rom Whitaker, Hatteras, NC
Thomas Driver, Summerville, SC
For More Information, Contact
Don Hammond
Cooperative Science Services, LLC
961 Anchor Rd., Charleston, SC 29412
Telephone – FAX (843) 795-7524
Email CSSLLC@bellsouth.net
Web site www.dolphintagging.com