Mon, 19 September 2011
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Some Of The News Covered:Labor Day weekend was a rain out. Tropical Storm Lee came ashore during the last busy weekend for the Emerald Coast. Lee brought lots of rain and wind to the area that flickered lights and shook signs. Area bars, restaurants and shops were still very busy! Many beachgoers occupied beachfront restaurants to observe the stormy conditions in the Gulf of Mexico. The coastline did experience a lot of beach erosion due to the high surf. Lobster Fest at Schooners on Panama City Beach! The 22nd Annual Lobster Festival and Tournament will take place at Schooners on Panama City Beach Sept. 15th-18th. Divers will compete to bring in the largest lobsters that include the Spiny Lobster, Shovelnose Lobster and Big 6. Lobster lovers will be able to enjoy lobster prepared in a variety of ways. The festival will also include live music, raffles and sandcastle sculpting contests. Lobster weigh-ins will be from 3-6 p.m. Visit www.schooners.com for event details. Marine Life Center on Okaloosa Island. AquaGreen is a non profit group looking to build a marine life center on a portion of the old Island Golf Center on Okaloosa Island. AquaGreen will make a presentation to the Okaloosa County commissioners Sept. 20th. The proposa calls for 30,000-square-foot interactive aquarium that focuses on aquaculture and the concepts of conservation and restoration. The Okaloosa County Marine Life Center would also include 50,000 square feet of hatcheries, nurseries, classrooms and labs. There are leading aquaculture experts helping to the develop the project. Dancin' Iguana and Lucky Snapper close The HarborWalk Village has had many restaurants close over the past two years. Recently, both the Dancin' Iguana and Lucky Snapper closed. The Dancin' Iguana closed due to lack of business. Owner A.J. Tuso, was not hitting numbers like his other restaurants. The Lucky Snapper was up this year in sales by 25 percent. The closure was due to the lease expiring. Bed tax collections are up! Tourist development agencies in Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton Counties all have recorded their highest bed tax collections in July. In Okaloosa County, bed tax collections were up 85 percent compared to 2010. Okaloosa County collected $1.1 million in taxes on short-term rentals in July. Fishermen are a possible threat to sea turtle populations. Fishing nets and hooks claim a lot of sea turtle lives. Federal estimates show such deaths fell 90 percent from 1990-2007. Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coast shrimp trawls account for up to 98 percent of all sea turtles caught by people fishing for other species. Scientists say that fewer than 1 percent of trawlers carried observers to count turtles "by catch". Calculations conclude that more data is needed to show just how much sea turtles are being affected by trawlers. Music selection for this episode is Destiny Reggae of Destin with their song Hail Him. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music?
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