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PARADISE IN A POT

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IN CONTENTS SEPT.OCT 2016

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Community Get a quick look at two factors affecting our waters locally.

Spearfishing One would expect FAU to have some cool programs, but the one that’s been catching our eye through social media feeds is none other than the FAU Spearfishing Club.

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Q&A

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Shark Addicts

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We sit down with Jeff Lloyd, singer and guitarist for The Heavy Pets, to discuss musical influences, haircuts, choices at the bar and more.

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Cameron Nimmo, Mickey Smith and Chris Cameron help bring out the truth about sharks in a way that’s hard to ignore.

Recipe Chef Oliver of Seafood World gives you the ingredients and know-how to make a great seafood dish that’s known as “Papa’s Hangover Cure.”

Locally Made Black Coral Rum is making a great local spirit, done the old world way.

Join owner Ben Etheridge at the distillery for a taste.

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Having already been established as a Delray favorite, Beer Trade Co. opens up location number two in Boca Raton. So “grab a beer and chill” as their slogan goes!

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BLACK CORAL RUM

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IN COMMUNITY NEWS & NOTEWORTHY

LAKE O-NO! ALGAE BLOOMS CONTINUE AS PRESS DIES DOWN You’ve seen the news. Green slime clogging inlets in Stuart.

Dark brown flumes of water in our ocean. Once pristine beaches threatened. Reporters from CNN getting so grossed out they can

perate need of repair dyke. The

bottom that are critical for fish

Fingers are being pointed all

barely hold it together. Fish

entire screwed up situation is as

life, not to mention putting more

around.

kills. Tourists and other visitors

clear as the water leaving Lake O.

pressure on the dyke itself. Gov.

going back home, or to a different

Scott says it’s up to the U.S. Con-

Who ordered the Code Red?

Some will say simply repairing

gress to act. Our legislators in

Or in our case, the Code Green?

the dyke that holds back the wa-

Tally have cut money already

Water releases from Lake

ters from Lake O is the answer.

approved by Amendment 1

Okeechobee are nothing new.

But higher water levels in the

(Florida Water and Land Conver-

They happen when the water level

lake prevent sunlight from

sation Initiative, which was vot-

gets too high for an aging, in des-

reaching the grasses on the lake

ed for by 75% of voters in 2014).

vacation destination.

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spawn, every 4 days).

you can pick up 50-100 (no

Their mouth can stretch

limit) in an afternoon since

enough to accommodate

you can sometimes find

a whole flounder.

400-500 hanging in a single area. Since the Lionfish

If that isn’t enough bad news,

have up to 18 venomous

Lionfish. Those very pes-

they don’t take bait well,

spines, get up to speed on

ky, ugly invaders who

making them hard to catch.

how to safely clean them.

have made their way into

So, what are we to do?!

our waters and are wreak-

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ing havoc in our ocean

Fortunately, we have a few

neighborhoods. These

things in our favor. Local

unwelcome guests on our

grocery stores like Whole

reefs and in our ocean

Foods are selling them.

and intercostal waters eat

Restaurants and local fish

everything in sight (in-

markets too. They are great

cluding our favorite catch-

to eat and you can find

ing and eating fish, like

plenty of recipes online.

grouper and snapper) and

Hand net fishing and spear-

reproduce like crazy (up

ing is the preferred method

to 30,000 eggs per female

to slay these bad boyz, and

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IN EVENTS WHERE & WHEN

SEPTEMBER 3 Amber Leigh

@ Boston’s on the Beach— Delray Beach

FAU Football vs Southern Illinois @ FAU Stadium

Sean Chambers Band @ Arts Garage — Delray Beach

The Heavy Pets w/ Surfer Blood @ Culture Room

Electric Kif @ Guanábanas — Jupiter

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Fireside Prophets

@ Guanabanas—Jupiter

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Donovan: The Sunshine Superman 50th Anniversary Tour

@ Parker Playhouse — Ft. Lauderdale

SEPTEMBER

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Due South Oktoberfest — Boynton Beach

Due South Brewery kicks off their annual Oktoberfest and this one lasts for 3 days, September 29-October 1. Special releases including Pumpkin Ale and Oktoberfest Lager plus food trucks and German food fare. These guys know how to party, so be there. 2900 High Ridge Road, Boynton Beach.

Uproot Hootenanny @ Funky Biscuit (opening for Travelin’ McCourys)

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@ Guanabanas — Jupiter

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FAU Football vs Miami Hurricanes

@ Sun Life Stadium

Roots Shakedown @ Guanabanas — Jupiter

Gravel Kings CD Release Party feat.

Pathos Pathos and The Helmsmen @ Propaganda — Lake Worth

Respectable Street 29 Year Anniversary Block Party w/Dan Deacon

Brazilian Beat 2016 @ Mizner Park Amphitheater

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2nd Annual Ocean Warrior Challenge (SUP)

@ Jupiter Civic Center

Grateful Sundays w/ Crazy Fingers @ Boston’s on the Beach— Delray Beach (every Sunday)

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Monday Night Reggae feat. Brothers United

@ Boston’s on the Beach

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@ Guanabanas — Jupiter

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Family Night/Food Truck Invasion Photo: Aaron Lurie

@ Carlin Park — Jupiter

Brian Wilson— Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary Tour @ Hard Rock Live — Hollywood

Kansas Bible Company @ Guanabanas — Jupiter

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Classic Rock Therapy

@ Old School Square — Delray Beach

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Uproot Hootenanny

@ Friday Night Sound Waves—Ft. Lauderdale Beach @ The Hub

The Kelsey Cares Comedy Night For ALS w/ Dean Napolitano @ Kelsey Theater — Lake Park

Crazy Fingers @ Guanabanas — Jupiter

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OCTOBER

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The Helmsmen

Reggae On The (Other) River @ Guanabanas — Jupiter We’ve been waiting all year for the annual Reggae on the (Other) River Celebration to happen at Guanabanas in Jupiter, and…….ITS HERE!!! Join your pals for a reggae-filled day (and night) with too many excellent bands to mention here. But trust us, this is one party you don’t wanna miss. 960 N. A1A, Jupiter

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@ Tequesta Brewing Company

C3: Coastal Conservation and Concert

Danay Suarez

@ Seabreeze Amphitheater —Jupiter

@ Guanabanas — Jupiter

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Legends of Rock in Concert feat. Jefferson Starship, Mark Farner, Rick Derringer, and more

Uproot Hootenanny @ Boston’s on the Beach — Delray Beach

@ FAU Stadium

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@ Guanabanas — Jupiter

Spred The Dub

@ Guanabanas — Jupiter

The People Upstairs

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@ Brogues — Lake Worth

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@ Terra Fermata — Stuart

@ Perfect Vodka Amphitheater

@ Funky Biscuit — Boca

Keb Mo Band

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@ Parker Playhouse — Ft. Lauderdale

Kanye West—the Saint Pablo Tour @ American Airlines Arena

Raw Oyster Cult

Supervillians w/ The Helmsmen

International Coastal Cleanup

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@ Sandoway House Nature Center — Delray Beach

@ Guanabanas — Jupiter

Fresh Catch

Full Throttle Pro Wrestling presents Fight Club: Round One

Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Cheap Trick

@ Kelsey Theater — Lake Park

@ Perfect Vodka Amphitheater

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Due South Oktoberfest

@ Due South Brewing Taproon

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@ Guanabanas —Jupiter

FAU Football vs Ball State

@ Au-Rene Theater - Ft. Lauderdale

Savi Fernandez

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Toby Keith: Interstates and Tailgates Tour

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Uproot Hootenanny

@ Deck 84 — Delray Beach

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Monday Night Reggae

@ Boston’s on the Beach feat. Inna Sense

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West King String Band @ Guanabanas — Jupiter

Make America Rock Again Festival feat.

Trapt, Saliva, Alien Ant Farm @ Pompano Beach Amphitheater

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Oakland Park Oktoberfest @ Jaco Pastorius Park

OCTOBER 1 Harper

@ Kelsey Theater — Lake Park

@ Guanabanas — Jupiter

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Uproot Hootenanny @ Harvest Fest—Jupiter (1:30pm)

Uproot Hootenanny @ Kahuna—Deerfield Beach (10:00pm)

Boca Raton Green Market

Prophets of Rage

@ Perfect Vodka Amphitheater

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Monday Night Reggae feat.

Brothers United

@ Boston’s on the Beach

@ Royal Palm Shopping Center

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The Dandy Warhols

@ Parker Playhouse — Ft. Lauderdale

@ Culture Room

Simply Tina—The Tina Turner Experience

Peter Frampton Raw: An Acoustic Tour

Lather Up! @ Guanabanas — Jupiter

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@ Funky Biscuit

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FAU Symphony Orchestra—Daniel Pearl World Music Days

@ University Theater

Silent Disco @ Old School Square — Delray Beach

FAU Football vs UNC @ FAU Stadium

Uproot Hootenanny

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Family Night/Food Truck Invasion

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@ Carlin Park — Jupiter

@ Guanabanas — Jupiter

@ Guanabanas — Jupiter

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Zombie Prom

Needtobreathe and Parachute

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@ Pompano Beach Amphitheater

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Artists Alley Open Studios @ Pineapple Grove — Delray Beach

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FAU Football vs Western Kentucky @ FAU Stadium

@ Guanabanas — Jupiter

Our FAU Owls take on the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky in this key Conference USA matchup. Game time is 3:30, so get to the stadium early to pre-game. For tickets visit fausports. com/tickets.

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@ Hard Rock Live

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The People Upstairs @ Guanabanas—Jupiter

The Nighthawks @ Funky Biscuit — Boca

Lake Worth Farmer’s Market @ A1A and Lake Ave

2nd Annual Artrageous: Downtown Boca’s Art and Craft Festival

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Shane Duncan Band

Reggae On The “Other” River

@ Friday Night Soundwaves — Ft. Lauderdale Beach Hub

@ Guanabanas — Jupiter

First Friday Art Walk

Edwin McCain

@ Delray Beach Arts District

@ Funky Biscuit — Boca

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Delray Beach Green Market @ Old School Square (every Saturday)

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Grateful Sundays w/ Crazy Fingers @ Boston’s on the Beach — Delray Beach (every Sunday)

@ American Airlines Arena

@ Guanabanas — Jupiter

A Fat Wreck: the Punk-umentary

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Adele

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No Need

OCTOBER

Anderson, Rabin, and Wakeman

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MZG w/ Bells and Robes

@ The Irishman— George Walker Memorial Scholarship Event — Boca

@ Kelsey Theater— Lake Park

@ Boston’s on the Beach —Delray Beach

Photo: Ralph Notaro

The Main Squeeze w/ Trae Pierce and the T-Stones

Cure for the Common

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Uproot Hootenanny @ Guanabanas — Jupiter

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8th Annual Guanabanas Halloween Bash w/Huge Cash Prizes!

Moonfest @ Clematis Street — WPB

Abacoa Green Market @ Abacoa Amphitheater — Jupiter

FAU Football vs Western Kentucky @ FAU Stadium

Sia

Uproot Hootenanny

@ BB&T Center

@ Boston’s on the Beach — Delray Beach

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3rd Annual Delray Marketplace Art and Craft Festival

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Spam All-Stars

@ Hard Rock Live

Jason Cardinal’s Return to Florida

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@ Kelsey Theater — Lake Park

@ University Theater

Sarah Silverman

Unlimited Devotion @ Guanabanas — Jupiter

Montgomery Gentry @ Pompano Beach Amphitheater

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@ Guanabanas — Jupiter

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29th Annual Las Olas Art Fair — Ft. Lauderdale

RX Bandits w/ And So I Watch You From Afar

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@ Kelsey Theater — Lake Park

@ Culture Room

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Monday Night Reggae feat. Brothers United

The Psychedelic Furs

Grateful Sundays w/ Crazy Fingers @ Boston’s on the Beach — Delray Beach

FAU Jazz Band

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ACTION SPORTS ❘❘ Q & A ❘❘ THE BITE

SPEARFISHING AT FAU

Where Education and Adventure Meet

Photo: Perrin James

by Savannah Sheehan

Football. Volleyball. Fraterni-

The FAU Spearfishing and Free

ties. Sororities. Clubs for music,

Diving Club was started by FAU

film, dance, and more. But a club

student Farrel Tiller in 2013 and

for spearfishing and free diving?

now has upwards of 40 members.

Yup, we have one right here at

Spearheading the Club today is

FAU, and it’s involved in more

Alexandra Springs who says “the

than just spearing fish.

club is a tight-knit group of people”

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with like-minded interests who are also in the pursuit of expanding their skills within the sport. At its core, the Club incorporates the

and diving. Although many of the

sport of spearfishing with lessons

members are already level 1 certi-

on environmental conscientious-

fied, the club has sponsors and more

ness. For example, two of the most

experienced instructors speak and

informative meetings were held at

engage with the class on regula-

our local wildlife hospital, Gumbo

tions and the importance of safety

Limbo, according to Alexandra.

which is applied in ways like the buddy system, and one up and one

When the club members aren’t

down. “One of our main sponsors

learning about how to help injured

is Florida Freedivers. They have

turtles when stumbled upon, or

been with us since the club started.”

how to avoid their nesting areas on

The sponsors aid in supplementing

the beach, they learn about how to

funds for gear and trips as well as

handle problematic encounters with

inspire and educate the team. The

wildlife. A member of the NOAA

club is greatly influenced by their

(National Oceanic and Atmospheric

sponsors because “they are some

Administration) spoke to the group

of our biggest supporters and idols.”

about ways to report situations like

An average day of spearfishing will

an abundance of lionfish (becom-

include counters of hog fish snapper,

ing ever-more important), algae

grouper, yellow jacks, and lobsters

blooms, and coral bleaching. “She

to name a few. When the group tra-

taught us facts most of us had no

verses via boat to find deeper water,

idea about,” Alexandra explains.

they may be hunting for game like

The club exercises their knowledge

dolphin, wahoo, kingfish, and cobia.

by participating in beach clean

The club members often acquire

ups, lionfish shoot outs, and pier

food and trophy fish that they can

clean ups. The extent of the club’s

feel proud of whilst munching on a

volunteering is as ever-growing as

well-earned meal.

the sport itself.

Spearfishing is a common thread in Naturally, spearfishing as a sport is

social networks throughout Florida.

paramount to the individuals in the

It is a sport that affects our society

club. “Most of the people involved in

and environment manifold. An or-

this sport are very supportive of oth-

ganization such as the Spearfishing

ers and they encourage us to push

Club at FAU has a positive impact

our limits and shoot trophy fish,” Al-

on not only the members, but their

exandra shares about the camara-

peers and the world around them.

derie within the sporty nature of the

As a community who fosters coastal

club. The club welcomes all levels

culture and the preservation of

of divers interested in spearfishing

our delicate ecosystems, FAU is raising the bar in upholding these standards. FAU spearfishing club has opened the gates to many more student run clubs that unite both our community and culture.

FAU Spearfishing and Free Diving Club, we salute you! For more information visit www.fauspearfishing.com

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Most of the people involved in this sport are very supportive of others and they encourage us to push our limits and shoot trophy fish.

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CURRENTS Q&A

JEFF LLOYD OF THE HEAVY PETS

When did you lose the hair?

Beer or liquor?

About a week ago. I had a

Both. Every time I step up to beer and a shot. Keeps me

Who were your biggest musical influences growing up and how did they influence you?

dream about having short

the bar I generally order a

hair, and I liked it. So I didn’t tell anyone about it, I just

duced me to Phish. That

and we still are. But I’d say

on my toes (laughs).

I think it was seeing an old

immediately expanded what

our sound has evolved into

VHS that my dad had of Jimi

you could do on a guitar to

something uniquely our

went and did it. My mom likes it, my girlfriend likes it

What kind?

Hendrix. Watching him set

three dimensions. It was

own. Obviously the lineup

— that’s all that matters.

For beer I usually start with

it on fire and play the hell

incredibly consciousness

changes have a lot to do with

something a little tastier

out of it — I think that led

expanding music to me.

the changing sound and

What are your favorite local spots to eat?

like a pale ale or an IPA.

me to want to try guitar. I

That became a huge inspira-

style of the band. Every time

Then I’ll usually switch to

took to it pretty quickly, and

tion that lasted a really long

you bring in a new member,

I like Whale’s Rib. And

something a little lighter as

then Nirvana hit hard when

time — still to this day.

they bring in a whole new

that’s if you mean really

the night goes on — my go

I was first starting to play,

local (to Deerfield Beach

to for crappy beer is a Mill-

which became a big inspira-

where Jeff currently lives).

er Lite. For whiskey…Irish. I

tion. A year or two later

I really like Rebel House in

like Jameson, and if it’s not

Boca. I also love 3rd and 3rd and Dada in Delray.

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set of influences and inspiration to the band. So we’ve

when I was much more

How has the music changed over the years?

Where is it heading?

Jameson I’ll go with some-

comfortable with the in-

Well we were very “jam ban-

each of the players. Even

thing like a Tullamore Dew.

strument, my cousins intro-

dy” when we first started

with the current lineup we’ve

tailored our sound to fit the lineups and the strengths of

evolved over the past three

to mind that’s a little

down here. As far as

years. Adding new members

different and kind of

the “jam scene” for lack

is going to add new sounds

outside our normal

of a better term — there

— new textures to the palate.

realm is a band called

are some really great

Blitzen Trapper from

people down here.

What are the top three items you’d have on a deserted island beyond survival needs?

Portland. It’s a totally

South Florida’s got this

different scene, but they

really interesting vibe

were an incredibly awe-

to it. A lot of people

A guitar, an amp and a

some band that I was

migrate here from

cell phone.

more than ecstatic

elsewhere, and there’s

to open for.

almost a fresh start kind

Favorite act you’ve opened for?

of feel because of that.

One that’s more of a laid

There’s been a lot over

Favorite part about South Florida?

the years. One that comes

I really like the community

that a lot.

back lifestyle. So I dig

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fish. They will branch off

couple of months, and dur-

With all this bait, the reef

a great time to

into all the finger canals

ing that time the fishing is

action includes mangroves,

fish, dive, or anything else.

and fill them up. It’s quite

great. I call it “the greatest

muttons and yellowtails

Fall is just starting, it’s get-

common to wake up in the

show on earth” — you can

— they tend to turn on and

ting a little cooler, days are

morning and hear splash-

stand on the shore and see

you’ll have an early morn-

a little shorter, and the

ing and go out and see an

50 tarpon laying flat, going

ing bite, an afternoon bite,

ocean isn’t real rough be-

unbelievable amount of

through these schools of

and a nighttime bite for all

cause we don’t yet have the

bait. When you get home at

bait and watching the

your bottom fish. So, you

big northeast winds. You

night there won’t be any

sharks swim through the

can go out after work for a

can predict sea conditions,

bait anywhere because

bait the same way. You can

couple of hours and catch

tions, and develop a high

and hopefully the hurri-

they’ve moved back into the

catch an unlimited variety

your dinner for 3 days and

level of understanding.

canes are behind us.

Intercostal and headed

of fish — pompano, blue-

have a lot of fun.

south. The bait will be mov-

fish, snook, jacks, and of

ing through our area for a

course tarpon.

This is also the time of year

Finally, we’ll see the start of It’s a great time to take the

sailfish season with quite a

kids fishing too. If you can

few tournaments coming

get them into live bait fish-

up. Wahoo, kingfish, black-

ing and have them use a

fin tuna, and everything

cast they can really see

else is for the taking. And,

what’s happening. Take

we’ll start to see some dol-

them to the pier where

phin. So the September-

they can see all the bait fish

October timeframe is one in

moving through. They can

which we can pretty much

look down and see fishing

catch every kind of fish. The

holes and there’s big fish

old adage is “where there’s

there — the bait doesn’t

bait, there’s fish.” Some peo-

on these schools. On an

want to be around it. It

ple say they can’t catch any

incoming tide some of the

could be a 7 foot tarpon, a 7

fish because there’s too

larger schools of bait will

foot shark, or a huge snook.

much bait!

turn into the inlet and go

The kids grow up to be the

down and literally fill up

best fishermen because

the Intercostal — you can

they see a lot of what’s go-

have a 3 acre school of bait-

ing on, ask a lot of ques-

where we have the mullet migration and all the bait run. On the beaches you’ll start to see millions and millions of mullet, sardines, pilchards, greenies, herring, and every other bait as it moves down our coastline.

Now you’ll get all the tarpon, the jacks, snook, kingfish, and ladyfish feeding

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You’ll start to see millions and millions of mullet, sardines, pilchards, greenies, herring, and every other bait as it moves down our coastline.

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EVER SINCE THE MOVIE

JAWS people have been trained to treat

Mickey Smith, Chris Cameron, and

sharks with fear. Then in 1988, Discovery

Cameron Nimmo are the team that

Channel began airing Shark Week, which

created Shark Addicts, a diving

was originally focused on correcting mis-

group based out of Jupiter with a

conceptions about sharks until becoming

social media presence that reaches

wrapped up in dramatic “commercial”

to the depths of the ocean. With over

programming. Now, sharks have a new

140,000 Instagram followers, Shark

set of friends on Instagram.

Addicts share photos and video of interactions with sharks off the coast of Florida.

“If one person changes the way they view sharks is it worth it? Yeah you have to look at it like that” Chris Cameron tells us. “If one our our videos goes trending and hits five new people, that’s five new people closer to the ultimate goal of society dispelling that Jaws myth.”

What started in June 2015 as a couple of friends going out for weekend dives has turned into a following along with a non-profit organization.

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The Foundation seeks to change the perception of a certain delicacy, shark fin, and the harvesting practices that go along with it. “You can yell until you’re blue in the face about fishermen on a boat and what they’re doing is wrong, but they’re not going to listen because they have to provide a paycheck,” Chris said. “The best way to see results is to educate the public, stop the drive for it.”

To harvest a shark fin, most fishermen will simply slice off the fin leaving the shark to fend for itself, fin-less and disabled. The animals do not live long after this process.

There is hope, however. With curated expeditions, Shark Addicts can show firsthand the impact that humans have on these animals.

“PEOPLE BECAME FASCINATED WITH THE SAFE INTERACTIONS, WITH US] SHOWING THE SPECIES UP CLOSE IN THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. WE THOUGHT, ‘HOW CAN WE TAKE THIS BUZZ AND ALL THE SUPPORT WE HAVE GAINED AND DO SOMETHING POSITIVE WITH IT? “The following grew,” Chris said

and education about finning,

after a few videos were posted

culling and overfishing, and

showing him and his friends

the shark’s role as an apex

sharing the ocean with these

predator in the food chain.

large sharks. “People became fascinated with the safe interac-

“The biggest thing we try

tions, [with us] showing the

to do is dispel the Jaws myth,

species up close in their natural

that every shark is a mindless

environment.” As the fans grew,

man hunter. Our goal is to

and their popularity increased,

show the average person

the trio decided it was time to

from Jupiter, or from Wiscon-

take action. “We thought, ‘How

sin... we want to take them

can we take this buzz and all the

out in the ocean, drop in with

support we have gained and do

us, and see this animal in its

something positive with it?’”

natural habitat. That’s why we’ve had so much success

That’s where the Shark Addicts

and notoriety. We give people

Foundation comes in, a non-

a one of kind experience, to

profit organization dedicated

see an apex predator in the

to increasing public awareness

wild, not in a tank.”

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EVERY PERSON SHOULD BE CONSERVATIONIST, THE NEXT GENERATION DESERVES TO SEE THE OCEAN. THAT’S OUR MESSAGE.

“We began taking donors out,

Their process is one that shows

rush from an eight foot

showing animals up close,

that conservation doesn’t have

bull shark. Every person

showing hook removals to raise

to be boring.

should be conservationist,

awareness… It’s important to edu-

the next generation deserves

cate the public to stop the problem

“Far be it from me to tell some-

to see the ocean. That’s our

before it gets out of hand.”

one to not get an adrenaline

message.”

Learn more by visiting www.shark-addicts.com Follow the crew at @sharkaddicts @sharkaddicts2 @sharkaddicts3

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LOCALLY MADE

➼

Ben Etheridge

doesn’t care much for phonies, charlatans, and shills While most producers

seek out volume, here it’s

when it comes to distilled

all about quality. To pro-

products, nor the world at

duce his rums, of which

large. His aim, his mental-

there are two: a white

ity, is all about a truthful

and spiced, Etheridge

product: in his case, the

takes molasses sourced

production of home-grown

from Clewiston and draws

South Florida rum.

out his process. It takes about nine days to com-

Etheridge owns and

plete the fermentation

operates Black Coral

process, which allows for

Rum, a producer of hand-

“a much smoother ester

crafted rum distilled out

profile… we don’t rush

of hand-crafted stills and

anything.”

sold from pure passion.

Based out of Riviera

It’s then distilled, with the

Beach, Black Coral takes

aid of a 500 gallon still (a

the idea of the celebrity

virgin American stainless

chef driven restaurant

and copper five plate re-

and puts it into the

flux still, for those wonder-

spirits game.

ing), and then placed into new heavy char white

“My father and I own and

American oak barrels

operate an authentic Old

which have been air sea-

World production”, he

soned for three years. Af-

says, emphasizing the

ter that, it’s a six month

locally sourced fermenta-

aging process before the

bles and self-made equip-

rum is deemed ready.

ment. “We make a rum with all natural ingredi-

“The wood smells red,

ents, there’s no artificial

earthy, and wholesome,” he

nonsense in our product

says of using the aged bar-

whatsoever. It’s a different

rels. “The vanillins come

product than what most

out, there’s a lot more fla-

people are putting out.”

vor from the barrels.”

wholesome. The “The earthy, and wholesome. smells red, earthy, “The wood smells barrels.” flavor from the barrels.” vanillins there’s a lot more flavor vanillins come out, there’s theatlanticcurrent.com 41

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➼LOCALLY MADE The white rum is first

that’s simply an additive

the rest comes from

filtered before bottling,

to a rum-and-coke.

an infusion process

to clear it up. “We use

of all natural ingredients.

a coconut husk carbon

“We’re selecting a flavor

There’s the addition

filtration to remove the

profile, not creating

of Madagascar vanilla

color from the barrels.

flavor profiles. It’s difficult

beans, toasted cocoa

It gives the product

doing it naturally. We

pods, allspice, cinna-

a smooth finish, and

try to bring it back to

mon... “It’s like making

has a polishing effect.”

the old school way of

tea,” Etheridge explains.

making rum.”

Aromas on this rum

For locals, it should

are rich and pleasing:

The other type of rum

no longer be about

notes of butterscotch,

that’s currently produced

buying the cheapest

almond, molasses, oak,

at Black Coral is a spiced

stuff at the liquor store,

and vanilla all play in

rum, which is oak aged

especially when there

sync to show that rum

as well, but is not filtered.

is an award winning

doesn’t have to be a one

Some of the color comes

distillery in their backyard.

dimensional product

from the barrels, and

Don’t believe it? Black Coral

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“We ’re selecting a flavor profile, not creating flavor profiles.

We try to bring it back to the old school way of making rum.”

Rum was recently

very much about the

ent than the big guys,

nonprofit that assists

DeLeon’s search for

awarded Double Gold in

way in which a product

and proves that buying

the families of fallen

the Fountain of Youth

the 2016 Seattle Interna-

is made, it can also show

local can mean more

service members.

to actually find a bottle

tional Spirits Awards, one

that there are human

than just impacting

of the top contests in the

beings behind it all.

jobs. For each bottle

It’s all well and good

as Black Coral Rum is

Northwest, beating out

To that end, Etheridge

of rum that is sold, he

to know of a brand that

available across the

major producers.

makes sure that he

donates one dollar to

is doing it in the Old

state at big name liquor

gives back to his commu-

the Operation 300, a

World way, but will it

stores along with a ton

nity in a way that’s differ-

Hobe Sound based

be a trek akin to Ponce

of local bars.

Though the word ‘craft’ is

in stores? Luckily no,

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BEER TRADE CO. DOUBLES DOWN IN BOCA Beer Trade Co in Delray

cessful bottle shop con-

over the building on July 8

Beach has been a haven

cept to other fitting loca-

and we opened on August

for craft beer drinkers

tions, the first being the

6. We’ll take that turn-

since they first opened in

corner of 20th and Fed-

around any day of the

2014, with their location

eral in Boca Raton.

week.” Not to mention that Gene and Chris do most of

Their second location will

a very cool vibe, tons

coming a local favorite.

“Exhausting!” That’s what

their buildout’s them-

bring the same grab from

of beer variety, and a

Now owners Gene Playter

Gene says when asked

selves. When asked why

the cooler honor system as

supportive, knowledge-

and Chris Sanchez are

how it feels to open up the

the team chose Boca Ra-

the Delray spot. But with a

able staff to guide you

ready to expand their suc-

second locale. “We took

ton, Gene told us that it

slightly larger kitchen,

if you need it. “The beer

was more about the build-

there may be more menu

cooler to some is like

ing than anything. “Our

items rolled out in the

heaven, and to others

concept is kind of an artsy,

coming weeks. Food items

it’s a little intimidating.

funky, unusual — so we

span from apps like risotto

We’re here to help you.

needed to find something

balls and hummus to en-

And, we take our food

that spoke to that. It just

trees like the crab cake

just as serious as our

felt right; the size, dimen-

sandwich. All are great

beer…..which is pretty

sions, layout, patio — I

options, especially the

serious.”

could just see a Beer

appetizers which are half

Trade Co here. Plus,

off during happy hour.

on 4th Ave. quickly be-

30,000 cars pass by here

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every day….give me .01%

If you are a first-timer to

of that and I’ll be happy.”

either location you’ll find

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