b"O urC lub ' sC onservationl egaCyP ast& P resent inside theWHENBy John Jolley, WPBFC Board Member & Scientific AdvisorvenerableWestPalmtoday with The Billfish Foundation's program (1954-present)Beach Fishing Club (WPBFC)Building Florida's first officially permitted artificial reef and its members have steadfastly continued supporting all kinds of(1960) FISHING worthy conservation initiativesProvided administrative support and space which represent just the tip of theFishing Club for Floridas Fish & Wildlife Commissions East iceberg about what our organiza- Coast Marine Field Laboratory (1969-1975)tion has so skillfully undertaken forPlayed an instrumental role in critical research on AtlanticSHALLOWS,PENN Slammer IVover the past eight-plus decades.sailfish (1969-1982)Heres just some of the WPBFCs important endeavors. Successfully lobbied Florida's Legislature for gamefishAiding the Loxahatchee River's special designation as a status of fresh water black bass (1935) Wild & Scenic River (1970) Packed with more fish stopping features than everRe-stocking some local lakes with 7,000 bass fingerlingsConsulting and lobbying for Florida's official recreationalYOU before, the PENN Slammer IV takes a traditionfrom Texas following commercial over fishing (1936) saltwater fish, the sailfish (1975) of excellence to a whole new level. An 8+1 sealed Encouraging more saltwater catch and release activity bySuccessfully lobbying for the cancellation of the Crossstainless steel bearing system with Hydrophobic Lineanglers and crews and developing the red release pennantFlorida Barge Canal (1976) Roller Bearing makes the reel as smooth as it is tough. to signify a sailfish release instead of bringing fish back toAiding and supporting National Coalition for MarineNEED The Slammer IV drag system was upgraded to provide the dock (1938-present) wider range. And the reel body and spool are now Conservation/Wild Oceans in their formation and theireven more perfectly sealed. Just like the fate of the fish. Helping establish, conduct and promote the cooperativemarine conservation achievements (1974-present) PENN. LET THE BATTLE BEGIN.game fish tagging program initiated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, then later with NOAA/NMFS andSupporting locally based snook research with FWC FWRIA(1973-present)Supporting swordfish research with the University of Miami (1974-1985)Joining and promoting the Coastal ConservationREELAssociation's expansion from Texas (1985-2010)Cooperatively helping Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management (PBCDERM) expand habitat in the Lake Worth Lagoon (1988-present) WITH APlayed an instrumental role in lobbying the Governor and State Legislature to approve the rebuilding of the Juno Beach Pier (late 1990s).Endorsed and defended efforts to create the Dry TortugasREPUTATION Ecological Reserve (1999-2001)Designed, developed and promoted use of the Snook Sling for the ethical catch, weigh & release of large snook and other gamefish (2008-present) Invented, began building and deploying experimentalTHATReef Darts in cooperation with Palm Beach County creating additional new offshore habitats for all kinds of marine organisms (2017-present) Partnering with FWCs Fish & Wildlife Research InstituteRUNSto help them conduct research using Acoustic Telemetry underwater receivers and electronic fish tags (2018-present)These are but a few instrumental actions that showcase the ef-ficient role the WPBFC has played in Floridas community. ThisDEEP.represents why I and others keep saying, There is nothing else like the West Palm Beach Fishing Club!f iShingc lub 2021 Pure Fishing, Inc.58 W eStp Almb eAch"