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HEALTH BENEFITS OF LIVING NEAR THE OCEAN…GOOD FOR BODY and SOUL

Living at or near the beach has actual health benefits resulting from being near the sea. The ocean covers 71% of the earth’s surface and holds 97% of the earth’s water; it plays an important role in all of our lives.  The ocean water and sea air is good for the body and the soul.  Did you ever wonder why you sleep so well after a day at the beach?  Here in South Florida we have miles of beautiful white sandy beaches to choose from like the beaches in the “Sailfish Capital of the World” Town of Stuart, “Friendly Seaside Jewel” Town of Jupiter, “World Renowned” Town of Palm Beach, or the “International Playground” Town of South Beach/Miami.

The sea air provides wonderful benefits.  When waves break on the shoreline, air particles break apart releasing…

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COASTAL CLEANUPS

Join the South Florida community on two coastal cleanups all happening on Saturday, Septemeber 20, 2014.

Trash on the beach and in our waters such as food wrappers, straws, cigarettes and bottle caps can disturb aquatic existence. Balloons are repeatedly found at the cleanings, this item could block sea turtles and other animals’ digestive tracts. Fishing line and hooks can tangle marine life and also hurt humans walking along the beaches.

The reason for these coastal cleanups is to reassure and boost the public to be habitually cognizant and mindful of the need to keep all coasts spotless of harmful products and ensure its beautiful natural state. Every one of us can recover the state of the seashores, coastline and dunes to guarantee that our…

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NEW HOLLYWOOD SHIP WRECK

A new artificial reef was just created off of Hollywood, Florida’s shore in Broward County. The sail boat that was sunken has fascinating history and was named Usikusiku, Swahili for “twilight.” The vessel was manufactured in South Africa and was conveyed to the coast where the two owners set sail for the first time to the Caribbean Islands. After their travels, the couple became parents and decided to reside in Fort Lauderdale, Florida ever since.

The couple donated the sailing vessel to the Broward County Artificial Reef Program. The program prepared and cemented the sailboat to get it ready to become a part of the ocean's sea floor, Usikusiku, was then sunken to become a part of The Hollywood Dive Trail. Created for divers, The Hollywood Dive Trail is a…

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LIVING ON THE WATER ... WHAT A VIEW!

Many people dream of living on the water – to be on it, near it, or at least have access to it.  Living in South Florida, the possibilities seem endless.  Water is everywhere.   Here we have the ocean, rivers, Intracoastal waterways, canals, lakes, ponds, marinas, and more.  Homes with deeded dock space let owners keep their water toys nearby.  The prices vary as much as the hues in blues of the tranquil water

Location and price may be the determining factor on which body of water your dream home may be located on. A home on the water is attainable. The demand for homes with docks has steadily increased partly with the increase in the sales of boats year over year growth of 5% to 7% since 2010.  New and used boat sales in the U.S. reached $36.7…

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FALL BOAT SHOW & SEAFOOD FESTIVAL

Introducing the 2nd Annual South Florida Fall Boat Show and the 7th Annual Florida Marine Flea Market and Seafood Festival. Both events are combining together for a show on Sept 12-14 at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach, Florida.

The boats are the main desirability; this boat show is the ultimate spot to buy, with some of the fieriest deals. If you are looking to sell your boat, you can platform it in the used boat showcase while you’re shopping for your newest addition. Not only does this fall boat show have hundreds of new models at often the best prices available, it offers so much more. This upcoming fall boat show is offering an extraordinary presentation of marine equipment, such as inboard and outboard gas and diesel, wide range of…

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CULTURAL CONNECTIONS IN OUR AREA

Around town many cultural arts organizations, programs and amenities are offered. Arts and culture play an important role in improving lives of people.  It is that social impact that leads to an economic impact on society.  It mobilizes communities and turns neighborhoods into places of interest.

The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is Florida’s largest professional award winning regional theatre offering Broadway caliber productions and events.  The 2014-15 season promises a fantastic lineup of family entertainment, blockbuster musicals, comedies and dramas.  Visit www.MaltzJupiterTheatre.org for the online box office.

Norton Museum of Art will reopen September 23 after reinstallations.  Three wonderful exhibitions will be featured.  “PLAY!”  features the…

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UNDERSEA MAPS

Have you ever wanted to experience diving on coral reefs but wanted to look it up online first to see the involvement before trying it? Starting now, you can use Google Maps to find panoramic views of a manta ray flying along the bottom of the ocean floor, schools of exotic fish forming together and find coral reefs with all variation of colors. It would be like scuba diving an underwater safari from your computer pad or smartphone.

The U.S. governments of scientists are concentrating on underwater fisheye lenses for capturing subaquatic sanctuaries nationwide in hopes of scattering the videos and panoramic images into “street view” mapping within Google Maps. There is a small collection on Google Maps for now, such as Bermuda, Galapagos, Monaco, Belize,…

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FISHING NEAR THE FULL MOON

Fishing Report 9.5.14

The full moon of September is on this upcoming Monday, so the fishing should be very good over the weekend.

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This time of the year, little blackfin tuna are showing up in 250‘-350’ of water from Palm Beach Inlet to down south. If you troll daisy chain lures that is a excellent way to get the blackfin tuna in action! If you find a nice size school of blackfin tuna, possibly put wahoo lures out and around them. Wahoo may like to change up their meal from bonita to blackfin tuna around September. Trolling at high speeds in 150’-350’ of water would be ideal for wahoo fishing in South Florida.

Sailfish have been hanging around all summer and are biting kite baits from 150’–300’ feet of water or so depending on the current. Mutton…

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SALTWATER FISHING & SOCIAL CLUB

The Hollywood Hills Saltwater fishing science and social club (HHSFSSC) brings local South Florida’s scientist, hobbyist, professors, recreational and commercial fisherman together to discuss saltwater fishing and ocean science.

The club is an active research and seminar program to do investigation such as tagging swordfish, fish analysis, finding out general questions such as how fast fish can grow. The meetings are fun for adults because they start out with Happy Hour, local fishing reports, general discussion and announcements, seminars then feature experts to speak and followed by group conversations. Many legendary professors and captains repeatedly show up to the meetings and share knowledge that you can’t just look up on the internet. Experienced…

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HOOK SOME SNOOK

The recreational harvest season for Florida’s leading game fish, snook, has opened as of September 1, statewide Florida anglers are getting prepared to hook some snook. The snook season opened on Labor Day and will last until December 14th on the Atlantic coast and this year is predicted to be better than they have been in a long time.

Most years in the past, it seemed as though the snook can sense when the season opens and closes. However, this year the weather has confused them a bit as the abundance of rain fell later in the summer rather than in the early part, so they may be off track by a few weeks. The local fisherman are predicting the odds of actually catching a keeper will be up to the 15th or 20th of September.

In addition, I received some…

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