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		<title>More Lobster Mobsters Arrested</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CITIZEN STAFF http://keysnews.com/ Wildlife officers chased two suspected lobster poachers Saturday as they reportedly attempted to out-swim a state boat near Ohio Key, just east of Bahia Honda State Park. One of the men swam to Sunshine Key Camping Resort in the hope of outrunning Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers, but was captured [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smathers Beach in Key West Renourished</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BY Les Neuhaus Citizen Staff Fifteen to 30 trucks a day bring in fresh veneer of sand. Smathers Beach is recapturing some of its former good looks with a massive infusion of silicon.Key West city officials say the makeover &#8212; &#8220;renourishment&#8221; in beach-speak &#8212; consists of a fresh new veneer of lily-white sand, and has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beaches at Bahia Honda State Park, Florida Keys</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Barbara Ann Weibel at Hole In The Donut Travels I’d often driven by Bahia Honda State Park on Big Pine Key in the Florida Keys, but had never stopped. During a recent trip to Key West, determined to rectify that oversight, I carved out a couple of days on the end of my trip, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://floridakeystreasures.com/keysblog/2012/01/31/beaches-at-bahia-honda-state-park-florida-keys/</link>
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		<title>Key Largo Lobster Mobsters Convicted</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By GARY PHILLIPS KeysNews.com Saturday, June 12, 201 Nearly nine months to the day after being accused of molesting a commercial lobster trap, two Key Largo men were convicted on third-degree felony charges. Ruben Barbuscio, 62, and Daniel Peralta, 53, were led in handcuffs from a Plantation Key courtroom after Monroe County Circuit Court Judge [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://floridakeystreasures.com/keysblog/2012/01/29/key-largo-lobster-mobsters-convicted/</link>
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		<title>Key West Captain Cited With Illegal Possession of 60 Stone Crab Claws</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The state wildlife agency confiscated 60 out-of-season stone crab claws from a Key West boat coming home at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, says the Florida Fish &#38; Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The commercial fisherman and captain of the Maru was cited with illegal possession of the claws and interference with an FWC officer, both misdemeanors. He [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://floridakeystreasures.com/keysblog/2012/01/28/key-west-captain-cited-with-illegal-possession-of-60-stone-crab-claws/</link>
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		<title>Sombrero Beach Park, Marathon, Florida Keys</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Barbara Ann Weibel at Hole In The Donut Travels Sombrero Beach in Marathon, Florida, may be the quintessential example of a multi-use beach. Am I talking swimming, snorkeling, sunbathing, picnicking, volleyball, barbecuing, and climbing on playground playground equipment? Well, all those things can be done at this beach, but that’s not what I was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://floridakeystreasures.com/keysblog/2012/01/28/sombrero-beach-park-marathon-florida-keys-beach-travel-guide/</link>
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		<title>Lobster Poaching Convictions of Father &amp; Son Cavagnaros Tossed on a Technicality</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A former Upper Keys elected official and his son, both commercial fishermen convicted of lobster trap molestation, should get a new trial, an appellate court has ruled. Michael Cavagnaro Sr. and his namesake son had their convictions overturned by the 3rd District Court of Appeal, according to a six-page opinion the court released Wednesday. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://floridakeystreasures.com/keysblog/2012/01/28/lobster-poaching-convictions-of-father-son-cavagnaros-tossed-on-a-technicality/</link>
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		<title>Snapper Ledge Reef, in the Florida Keys, Protection is Fast-Tracked</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A push to give a popular Upper Keys dive spot called Snapper Ledge more protection could gain support from a federal fishery agency. Snapper Ledge, a shallow reef off Tavernier, could be declared a protected marine zone by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. Many Upper Keys divers, spearheaded by underwater photographer Stephen Frink, describe [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://floridakeystreasures.com/keysblog/2012/01/27/snapper-ledge-reef-in-the-florida-keys-protection-is-fast-tracked/</link>
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		<title>Florida Keys History of Diving Museum in Islamorada Opening a Public Research Library</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The History of Diving Museum in Islamorada dedicates its Bauer Diving History Research Library on Feb. 29 at the museum, mile marker 83 bayside. The ribbon-cutting celebration is from 6 to 8 p.m. RSVP is required, call 664-9737 or send an e-mail to info@divingmuseum.org. Named after the museum&#8217;s founders, Joe and Sally Bauer, the new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://floridakeystreasures.com/keysblog/2012/01/26/florida-keys-history-of-diving-museum-in-islamorada-opening-a-public-research-library/</link>
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		<title>Lobster Mobster Harry Bethel Jr Found Guilty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BY ADAM LINHARDT Citizen Staff alinhardt@keysnews.com It took a jury four hours Friday to find Harry Bethel Jr. and his two mates guilty of pulling another fisherman&#8217;s lobster traps three years ago. Bethel Jr., 48, and co-defendants Shamus Davis, 32, and Lawrence Pinder, 54, were found guilty of one count of trap molestation, a third-degree [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://floridakeystreasures.com/keysblog/2012/01/24/lobster-mobster-harry-bethel-jr-found-guilty/</link>
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