The Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen's Association

The Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen's Association proudly awarded 5 scholarships to the graduating class of 2011 in the Monroe County School System. The names are listed in the Scholarship section.
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SOMETHING FISHY
 This section is a pictorial of some of the different fisheries in action.
 
Bally Hoo.......................    
 
Setting the net in a big circle 
     
 
now they tighten it up
 
 
 
Dipping them out                                                                               filling the boxes
   
 
 
 
Salting them down
      
 
 
mending the net and do it all over again. 
 
King Fishing a winter fishery
setting the nets and pulling them in
a lot of gutting
   
heading home after a long day and night
 
Stone Crabing  Oct - May   Lobstering Aug - March  both are similar just different styles of traps
Gaff the buoy
  
 
clean the trap
 
 
measure the claws  or  lobster 
  
 
Stack the traps 
    
and take the catch to market