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Thursday, June 30, 2005
* The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office will be out patrolling, possibly giving out tickets for possessing alcohol on the beach that could cost $1,062. Bringing beer, wine and liquor to the beach is against the law on Hilton Head
-Beaufort Gazette, 6-30-05
* Dan Crowley and his "Posse" took up the trail of a massive 42.64-pound king mackerel that would eventually lead their fishing team to the king's hideout, the famous "Captain's House." The Captain's House is located just north of the St. Augustine inlet and is famous for giving up its share of tournament-winning kingfish
-Fernandina Beach News Leaader, 6-30-05
* Bull sharks and humans have something in common: Both species head for northern Gulf Coast beaches every summer. Those migratory patterns intersected with disastrous consequences during the first week of this summer
-Daytona News Journal, 5-30-05
* Alabama coastal officials said Monday that sharks are not showing up in state waters in the numbers seen last summer, despite two recent attacks in the Florida Panhandle
-Dauphin Island Mullet Wrapper, Mobile Register 5-28-05
* The road connecting Pensa-cola and Navarre beaches is nearly ready to reopen, meaning there will be two roads off the island during the annual Blue Angels practice on Friday and the air show on Saturday.
-Pensacola News Journal, 5-30-05
* A Tennessee teenager was upgraded Wednesday to stable condition in Bay Medical Center’s surgical intensive care unit, although surgeons believe the shark attack victim will need months of recovery before being fitted for a prosthetic limb
-Panama City News Herald, 5-30-05
* A shark attacked and critically injured a 16-year-old who was fishing in waist-deep water off Cape San Blas on Monday
* With scallop season set to open on Friday – the season runs from July 1 through Sept. 10 – researchers are describing this year’s numbers in St. Joseph Bay as the best since 1996, well above the anemic counts from last year and years prior
-Port St. Joe Star, 5-29-05
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