2013 Everglades CISMA non-native Fish roundup

4th Annual Everglades CISMA Non-Native Fish Round Up

Saturday, May 18, 2013

The Everglades ecosystem is home to at least 22 nonnative freshwater fish species. These non-native fish may be causing detrimental changes to our native fish communities, particularly as the number of new species continues to increase. All but two of these fish were introduced illegally as the result of releases of unwanted pets and food fish, or due to the flooding of aquaculture ponds.

The Everglades CISMA is hosting the Everglades Non-native Fish Round Up to raise public awareness about the potential negative impacts of releasing non-native fish into Florida waters, and to encourage anglers to target these nonnative species for consumption. The Round Up will also gather data into non-native fish distribution and abundance that can assist in their management.

The Round Up will be a one day event open to all anglers (shore or boat) fishing in the Everglades area. CASH PRIZES will be awarded for largest fish, largest aggregate catch (weight), and will include a junior division. We also will award a “Slam” prize to the angler that catches the greatest number of non-native species.

Results

The 7th Annual Everglades Non-Native Fish Round-Up had a total of 65 anglers with approximately 543 pounds of non-native fish caught. There was a tie in the slam category which was broken by total aggregate weight. More information regarding the prizes will be emailed to the winners later this week. If you would like us to email your team’s stats, let us know and we can get it to you. Thank you for your participation in this year’s Non-Native Fish Round-Up and we hope to see you again next year!

Nonnative Slam:

1st Place: Steve Papp = 100.5 lbs Plaque, cash prize of $83.33 plus a Daiwa rod and reel donated by Competition Tackle and Costa Del Mar Sunglasses (a $200 value) donated by the Fly Shop.
2nd Place: Josh Friars = 87.2 lbs Plaque, cash prize of $ 50 plus a $50 gift certificate to LMR Custom Rods and a $25 gift certificate to El Capitan Marine.
3rd Place: Timothy Vilano = 70.1 lbs Plaque, cash prize of $33.33 and a cast net donated by Competition tackle. Junior: Peter Bardunis = 5.6 lbs Plaque, cash prize of $16.67 and a $25 gift certificate to El Capitan Marine.

Largest Fish:

1st Place: Steve Papp = 10.3 lbs (Bullseye Snakehead) Plaque, cash prize of $83.33 plus an Okuma rod and reel donated by Competition Tackle and a pair of Smith Optics sunglasses ( $125 value) donated by the Fly Shop.
2nd Place: John Gleeson = 4.76 lbs (Bullseye Snakehead) Plaque, cash prize of $50 and a $75 gift certificate to El Capitan Marine
3rd Place: Josh Friars = 2.6 lbs (Blue Tilapia) Plaque, cash prize of $33.33 and a reel and rod donated by Anglers Bait and Tackle.
Junior: Vincent Burst = 1.0 lb (Mayan cichlid) Plaque, cash prize of $16.67 and a $25 gift certificate to El Capitan Marine.

Slam

Michael Carabeo = 13 species Plaque, cash prize of $111.11 plus a rod and reel donated by Bass Pro Shop (a $200 value) and a $25 gift certificate to El Capitan Marine.
Junior: Peter Bardunis = 2 species Plaque, cash prize of $22.22 plus a Daiwa rod and reel donated by Competition Tackle and a $25 gift certificate to El Capitan Marine.

——-Cash prizes based on 20 registered anglers.——–

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4th Annual Everglades CISMA Non-Native Fish Round Up

Saturday, May 18, 2013

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