You never know who will show up on a Guy Harvey Expedition! In this video, a massive 10 ft. long, 600 lb. mako breaks the underwater silence when it rockets past the camera as it stalks a blue marlin!
Whale Shark Sucks Fish Out of Hole in Fishing Net!
17 Jul 20126:00 PM
Incredible video from Conservation International showing a whale shark sucking baitfish from fishermen’s nets in Cendrawasih Bay, Indonesia:
CI’s summary of the video: ” On a recent expedition to Indonesia’s Cendrawasih Bay, Conservation International’s Mark Erdmann learned how whale sharks often congregate around bagan (lift net) fishing platforms to eat the small silverside baitfish that the fishers are targeting. The sharks have also learned how to “suck” the fish out of holes in the nets!
This can be dangerous — but the local fishers like the sharks, considering them good luck, and are working to modify the net designs to prevent sharks from entering.”
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![](mailto:?subject=Brendal’s Dive Center, A Guy Harvey Outfitter & Green Turtle Cay’s Reef Sharks&body=If you want to dive in the northeastern Bahamas there is really only one man to see, Brendal Stevens. There are other dive operators but <a href="http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/adventures/diving.html">Brendal's Dive Center</a> stands above all the rest and the <a href="http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/destinations/bahamas/green-turtle-cay-abacos/overview.html">Green Turtle Club </a>gets you right on top of some of the best and most exciting dives including a variety of big animals.<a href="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/123.jpg"><img class="wp-image-2157 size-large" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/123.jpg?w=660" alt="123" width="660" height="489" /></a>If you want to get certified to SCUBA dive Brendal can teach you from square one or handle your check out dives for PADI, NAUI, SSI or SDI. In 2006 the Bahamian Ministry of Tourism awarded Brendal with it's Cacique Award for Sustainable Tourism. This is the Bahamian "Oscar!" If you are ready for some big animals Brendal can put you with the "Silver King" tarpon, giant grouper, the island's name sake Green Turtles or those camera hogs with the big grins, Sharks! Nurse sharks are seen on many of Brendal's dives. If you want to see the "Sexy Stars" of the show, the Caribbean Reef Sharks then one of his Shark Observation Dives is the way to go. Shark Week may be coming to a close but our big animal "Stars" are available year round. Don't miss the show, call the Outpost Reservations Desk to find out more at (800) 513-5257. <a href="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/brendals-dec-5-2011-839.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-2158" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/brendals-dec-5-2011-839.jpg?w=660" alt="Photo: Brendal's Dive Center & Water Sports, Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas" width="660" height="495" /></a>Photo: Brendal's Dive Center & Water Sports, Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/brendals-dive-center-a-guy-harvey-outfitter-green-turtle-cays-reef-sharks/){kind=link}
![](mailto:?subject=Fishing for Hearts: Fun and Worthy Cause&body=After Keith Overton's infant daughter underwent a successful heart transplant, he mentioned to her cardiologist how difficult it must be waiting for a new heart for young patients in such desperate need.
But the doctor surprised Overton by telling him that isn't the hardest part.
"He said, 'Giving a heart to a kid whose family doesn't have the wherewithal to keep up the treatment,' " Overton recalled. "In many cases, one parent has to stop working to go to the hospital for follow-up care."
The conversation stuck with Overton, president of Guy Harvey Outpost St. Pete Beach. Grateful his family had the means to care for daughter MacKenzie, he wanted to give back by helping other families who aren't so lucky.
So in 2009, he founded the Guy Harvey Fishing for Hearts Tournament-- a catch, photo, measure, and release contest that raises funds for Athletes for Hearts -- the Overtons' charity to assist parents of kids with heart conditions and boost medical research on heart disease. The ninth annual tournament, to be held Sept. 21-22, also benefits the Ronald McDonald House, a home-away-from-home for families of pediatric patients in the Tampa Bay area.
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The 2016 tournament hosted a record 44 boats and raised $155,000 for its two charities. This year, Overton is expecting upwards of 50. The target species are redfish, snook and sea trout, with prizes awarded for greatest total length of individual and aggregate fish.
Captain Mike Anderson, host of the popular Reel Animals television show, will handpick the best inshore guides in the Tampa Bay area and assign them to each angling team. The event includes a kick-off gala at the RumFish Grill on Sept. 21 with dinner, drinks and a silent auction and a day of inshore fishing followed by an awards presentation Sept. 22.
As for Fishing for Hearts' inspiration? MacKenzie Overton is an athletic, 22-year-old student studying hospitality at St. Petersburg College who works part time at a local winery and at the Outpost's water sports concession. Her heart is just fine.
For tournament registration and information, go to the tournament's <a href="https://rmhctampabay.org/fishing-for-hearts/">web site</a>, or call 813.258.6430, ext. 2.
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![](mailto:?subject=Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation President Steve Stock Named to Board of Directors for The Center for Coastal Conservation&body=Washington, DC - December 6, 2001 - The <a title="CCC web site" href="http://www.coastalconservation.us/" target="_blank">Center for Coastal Conservation</a>, an organization formed to promote good stewardship of America's marine resources, today elected Steve Stock, President of the <a title="GHOF web site" href="http://www.guyharveyoceanfoundation.org" target="_blank">Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation</a>, to its Board of Directors.
The Center for Coastal Conservation is a coalition of leading individual, institutional and corporate advocates for marine recreational fishing and boating. Among its prominent members, the Center includes institutional partners, such as the <a title="ASA web site" href="http://www.asafishing.org/" target="_blank">American Sportfishing Association</a> (ASA), <a title="IGFA web site" href="http://www.igfa.org" target="_blank">International Game Fish Association</a> (IGFA), <a title="TBF web site" href="http://billfish.org/" target="_blank">The Billfish Foundation</a> (TBF) and <a title="NMMA web site" href="http://www.nmma.org/" target="_blank">National Marine Manufacturers Association</a> (NMMA).
The Center for Coastal Conservation’s role is to affect public policy related to the conservation of marine resources with broad abilities to pursue political solutions. The organization is non-partisan and focuses on having an impact in the national political arena, principally Congress and federal regulatory agencies.
As president of the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation (GHOF), Stock works closely with a Board of Directors to set policy and implement numerous programs designed to inspire scientific research and innovative educational programs to encourage conservation and best management practices for sustainable marine environments.
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In only its fourth year of existence, GHOF has been front and center internationally with its support—in both science and grants—to provide common sense solutions to reversing overfishing, pollution and other threats to the marine ecosystem.
Numerous organizations and causes have benefited from GHOF support over the years, including the <a title="GHRI web site" href="http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ghri/" target="_blank">Guy Harvey Research Institute</a> at the <a title="NSU web site" href="http://www.nova.edu" target="_blank">Nova Southeastern University</a> <a title="NSU Oceanographic Center web site" href="http://www.nova.edu/ocean" target="_blank">Oceanographic Center</a>, <a title="BBFS web site" href="http://www6.miami.edu/sharklab/" target="_blank">Bimini Biological Field Station</a>, <a title="UF web site" href="http://www.ufl.edu/" target="_blank">University of Florida</a>: <a title="FMNH web site" href="http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/" target="_blank">Florida Museum of Natural History</a>, <a title="MML web site" href="http://www.mote.org" target="_blank">Mote Marine Laboratory</a>, <a title="TOF web site" href="http://www.oceanfdn.org/" target="_blank">The Ocean Foundation</a>, <a title="About FL Sea Grant's Guy Harvey Scholarship" href="http://flseagrant.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=242" target="_blank">Florida Sea Grant’s Guy Harvey Scholarship</a>, <a title="FSU web site" href="http://www.fsu.edu" target="_blank">Florida State University</a>, <a title="USF web site" href="http://www.usf.edu" target="_blank">University of South Florida</a>, <a title="FIU web site" href="http://www.fiu.edu" target="_blank">Florida International University</a>, <a title="UT web site" href="http://www.utexas.edu" target="_blank">University of Texas</a>, <a title="USM web site" href="http://www.usm.edu" target="_blank">University of Southern Mississippi</a>, <a title="CCMI web site" href="http://www.reefresearch.org" target="_blank">Central Caribbean Marine Institute</a> and the <a title="RJDMCP web siite" href="http://rjd.miami.edu/" target="_blank">RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program</a> at the <a title="UM web site" href="http://www.miami.edu" target="_blank">University of Miami</a>.
Last month the GHOF was honored as the Outstanding Foundation by the Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Chapter of the <a title="AFP web site" href="http://www.afpnet.org/" target="_blank">Association of Fundraising Professionals</a> (AFP) as part of the 2011 National Philanthropy Day Celebration.
The Center for Coastal Conservation activities include advancing marine resource policy initiatives by influencing federal decision makers and by exerting a direct impact on the national political process. It built the Center for Coastal Conservation Political Action Committee – Center PAC – so its individual members can promote marine conservation issues in federal elections.
The Center worked in 2007 to secure an Executive Order signed by President George W. Bush protecting redfish and striped bass as federal gamefish. Its leadership also worked to achieve a 2008 Executive Order protecting recreational fishing on all federal lands and waters. Currently, the Center for Coastal Conservation is encouraging the White House to move its <a title="About the NOP" href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/oceans/policy" target="_blank">National Ocean Policy</a> toward responsible uses of ocean resources, rather than protectionism. The Center also led the effort for President Obama to appoint The Billfish Foundation’s Ellen Peel as his commissioner in international fisheries.
Other corporate sustaining members of the Center include <a title="AFTCO web site" href="http://www.aftco.com" target="_blank">AFTCO</a>, <a title="GW web site" href="http://www.gradywhite.com" target="_blank">Grady White Boats</a>, <a title="Shimano web site" href="http://www.shimano.com" target="_blank">Shimano</a> and <a title="Yamaha web site" href="http://www.yamaha.com" target="_blank">Yamaha</a>.
Stock will serve as a sustaining member of the Center for Coastal Conservation for a minimum of three years. https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/guy-harvey-ocean-foundation-president-steve-stock-named-to-board-of-directors-for-the-center-for-coastal-conservation/){kind=link}
 is the newest member of <a href="http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/">Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts & Lodges' </a>Expedition Collection. The Ms B Haven, mother-ship & fleet are based in Panama City, Panama and available for charter in both the Caribbean and Pacific. “Panama is an adventure travel paradise and a destination without equal for world class sportfishing and island hopping," commented Guy Harvey Outpost President, Mark Ellert announcing the new partnership. “Instead of settling for a single location, this Outpost offers the best of all worlds - a fleet of rooms that can move around this amazing country. Whether it’s offshore big-game fishing in the Pacific, backcountry fishing along the Caribbean coast, exploring the Canal Zone, or discovering the remote and beautiful Pearl and San Blas Islands, there’s literally something of interest for everyone and PYFC Outpost can take you there.”
<a href="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/98-tri-deck-motor-yacht.jpg"><img class="wp-image-2526 size-large" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/98-tri-deck-motor-yacht.jpg?w=550" alt="Ms B Haven" width="550" height="367" /></a>Ms B Haven, fish in luxury by day and lounge in your private fishing lodge by night.
Fishing from a mother-ship allows you the freedom to fish legendary places like Pinas Bay and Hanibal Bank or explore the idyllic San Blas archipelago. The PYFC Outpost fleet includes a 98’ tri-deck motor yacht, two sportfishing boats – a 66’ Buddy Davis and 37’ Strike – and a flats skiff. The mother-ship carries a complement of water-toys, jet skis and a complete dive center.
<a href="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cherin-iii-2-low-res.png"><img class="wp-image-2524 size-large" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cherin-iii-2-low-res.png?w=550" alt="Cherin III at anchor in Panama." width="550" height="263" /></a>Cherin III at anchor in Panama.
Owned by a Florida based fishing enthusiast, the <a href="http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/destinations/beyond/panama-yacht-and-fishing-charter.html">Panama Yacht & Fishing Charters Outpost </a>is operated by South Africa native Hennie Marais, considered one of Panamas’ most respected sportfishing outfitters and lodge operators. “We have assembled a group of captains and crew to rival any tournament caliber sportfishing team you’ll find stateside”, notes Marais. “The Buddy Davis and Strike are equipped with all the best big-game tackle, and the mother-ship is our luxury lodge that is never far out of range when it’s time for lines-out.”
Panama native and seasoned sportfishing Captain Yasser “Jacko” Torres runs the Buddy Davis. Adds Marais, “experience and communication in the cockpit are essential to consistently catching big fish and having fun and PYFC Outpost has that covered. Jacko and his crew have all the requisite tournament credentials and are fluent in English, French and Russian, as well as Spanish, so anglers from all over the world will certainly enjoy their time with us.”
In commenting on the newest Expedition Collection property, Outpost co-founder and <a href="http://www.igfa.org/">IGFA</a> trustee Bill Shedd compared the new PYFC Outpost to long-range fishing operations common to southern California, where his company <a href="http://www.aftco.com/">AFTCO</a> is based. “While I’ve enjoyed many long range fishing trips, and you can always move around to find fish, they seldom have the space, amenities and comfort to bring along the family or business associates. Our new PYFC Outpost eliminates that problem, without question. Fish or fun, dive or sun. You decide, but its top-of-class”.
The PYFC Outpost fleet accommodates up to twelve guests and is available for three and six day charters, with customized float plans based on cruising or fishing preferences. For charter information, contact Guy Harvey Outpost toll free at 1.800. 513.5257 or visit <a href="http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/">www.GuyHarveyOutpost.com</a>.
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![](mailto:?subject=Goliath Grouper, Grouper & Snapper Management Meeting Jan 7-9&body=<a href="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/goliath-at-hand.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image" id="i-1785" alt="Image" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/goliath-at-hand.jpg?w=650" /></a>
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 18, 2013
CONTACT: Kim Iverson
877/SAFMC-10 or <a href="tel:843.571.4366" target="_blank">843.571.4366</a>
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Joint Meeting on South Florida Management Issues and the Goliath Grouper Joint Council Steering Committee Scheduled
A joint committee of the Gulf and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils will meet January 7 - 9, 2014 in Key Largo, FL to discuss South Florida Management Issues. The meeting will be held at the Hilton Key Largo Resort and will begin on Tuesday, January 7th at 8:30 a.m., and conclude on Thursday, January 9th by 12 p.m.
Agenda items for the meeting of the Joint Council Committee on South Florida Management Issues include:
Presentation on the South Florida Issues workshops held in July/August 2013;
Overview of status and trends for South Florida species; and
Discussion of species specific management concerns and next steps for yellowtail snapper, mutton snapper, hogfish, mangrove snapper, shallow-water groupers, Nassau grouper, warsaw grouper, and speckled hind.
Additionally, the Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint Council Committee and the Joint Council Committee On South Florida Management Issues will meet to review the last stock assessment for goliath grouper and to hear a presentation on the recent Goliath Grouper Stakeholder Workshops and survey. Other items on the agenda include the review of recommendations from the Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint Science workshop and a review of ongoing goliath grouper research.
Meeting information including the full agenda can be found at: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-y8UF1K6NmIaewaMaxtnA7z8Bu7NDuGU1xXsnFysAfc_OHCZxtyeqRNHW0IeTHQQlMjkBKNOsreHOexhHvrxonJQApwKrab2mA5vnZxHL9Ya1djm93AQZFxZ3zu15vhGHKam55nuePvIh3KwNpVZIb52XrYLtguuUawqNusL8y1tJTPeDG-wLTMr7RyCJxTaSSX2W4Z4zTNAa6_sJ_9UFCGxnHa4xMCB9_DKBQUsB2tLZU9JH8lRI3b_SqnNotp_k2pVK7q--0L_z8aOkN8QOsTya88ZyKqwyh04u55GzqkelLalG-YXCv11k24t5QlGG-fIxwzVCjq-b3JhOETEUAxZDzicyLwRBjC4TZx7nP6ony6jfzl04Qulgt0x-bVzP_E2ILK6bBU=&c=rvA1hCGDuSeTSKycMBZPEzj8S2GbrL2PVTNdThCSvGcN_MhYTaXMXA==&ch=pz6LpIWwvqO0AECK4m6CTJGzPYROaUAatZiloCPNuO_JcftFyEIrNg==" target="_blank">http://safmc.net/meetings/other-meetings</a>.
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