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Florida: No Fishing License Needed This Weekend

Things I couldn’t make up if I tried, continued, BP Oil Spill category, day 47 :

From the Florida Department of Tourism, Friday, June 4th, 2010

Pending castastrophe special:

http://www.visitflorida.com/fl…

Florida Travel Update

Updated June 4, 2010 1:45 p.m.

There have been confirmed tar ball sightings in widely scattered areas east of Pensacola. Additional impacts

are expected in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties within the next 72 hours.

At this time, there are no beach closures. Florida’s 825 miles of beaches, 1,260 miles of coastline and 14 seaports, including cruise ships, remain open for business.

At this time, Florida’s state waters remain open to recreational fishing. On June 5 and 6, both residents and nonresidents of Florida may fish for saltwater species around the state without a license. Go to http:/www.MyFWC.com/Fishing for more information.

VISIT FLORIDA believes that planning your Sunshine State vacation should be the beginning of a great experience.

If you’re concerned about any potential impact from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, we encourage you to check with local destinations in order to get the most up-to-date information. To make it easy, we’re providing you

links below.

For the state’s official response to the oil spill: http:/www.dep.state.fl.us/deep…

For official trajectory and forecast information, visit NOAA’s site.

If it gets noticeable, we’ll just go to catch and release