Everglades National Park has released its new management plan. It’s the first update to the park rules since 1979. And while the classic image of the Everglades is sawgrass and alligators, a good portion of the park is Florida Bay, the estuary that lies between the mainland and the Florida Keys. The new rules set aside more than 100,000 acres of Florida Bay as “pole and troll” zones. Those are areas where boaters are not allowed to use motors which can cause propeller scarring of the seagrass - or prop-scarring.One of the people who worked on that new management plan was Florida Bay fishing guide Tad Burke. Nancy Klingener met up with Burk this week at the Islamorada Fishing Club.
Upper Keys Fishing Guide Discusses New Everglades Park Plan
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