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305 Reid Ave, Port Saint Joe facebook.com/stjoebar

The Haughty Heron 117 Sailors Cove Drive, Port Saint Joe, FL Upbeat bar & liquor store featuring a beer garden with frequent live music, TVs & a cigar selection. facebook.com/TheHaughtyHeron

Something new in Port St Joe! Taproot is a true representation of a no frills Florida dive bar. 212 Monument Ave, Port Saint Joe, FL www.facebook.com/TapRootPSJ

The jewel of the panhandle with a laid-back vibe. Pool tables, dart boards and plenty of tasty cocktails. With the second-best karaoke bar in the state of Florida. If you can't stay for a drink, we have a package store. 8066 W Hwy 98, Port Saint Joe, FL www.facebook.com/lookoutpsj

The Mill is a bar, package store, and neighborhood hangout in WindMark Beach. Craft cocktails, draught beer, and fine wine for all of Port St. Joe. 105 Good Morning Street, Port Saint Joe, FL  facebook.com/TheMillMercantileSocial

411 Cape San Blas Rd facebook.com/Scalloprepublic Beer, wine, and music bar on Cape San Blas, Florida. Mon - Fri 4:30 - 10 pm | Saturday 11 - 10 | Sunday 11 - 8

Joe Whitmer President/CEO   Gulf County Chamber of Commerce 101 Reid Ave Suite 102 Port St Joe, FL gulfchamber.org 850-227-1223 Office

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NOAA Fisheries FishNews—August 6, 2026

AUGUST 6, 2026

National Seeking Public Comments on Where to Look for New Aquaculture Opportunity Areas Para español, por favor haga clic aquí NOAA is seeking public input on where to focus while searching places to begin the process of identifying Aquaculture Opportunity Areas. Please submit relevant information on specific issues and areas we should consider for the future through public comment by September 14 or at one of three public listening sessions (tonight, August 6; Thursday, August 13; or Monday, August 31.)

Alaska Teacher at Sea Blog Post: Expect the Unexpected This month, Teacher at Sea Jo Slavitz joins scientists aboard NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson to survey Alaska pollock in the Eastern Bering Sea. In this blog post, Jo profiles some of the species other than pollock observed in the course of conducting the trawl survey. She explains how scientists measure and sample these bycatch species to better understand the ecosystem.

New England/Mid-Atlantic 2026 Ecosystem Monitoring Survey in Photos The Ecosystem Monitoring Survey is one of the most comprehensive, ongoing programs tracking the oceanographic conditions and marine resources in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Check out this collection of photos from their spring survey, which included a NOAA Teacher at Sea, a volunteer from Roger Williams University, and two partners from the University of Rhode Island.

Pacific Islands Fresh Perspectives from Our 2026 Summer Interns This summer, interns at NOAA Fisheries’ Pacific Islands Regional Office partnered with local communities, businesses, and researchers to address critical marine fisheries questions. Their work spanned nearshore gamefish monitoring, loko i'a (Hawaiian fishpond) research, Hawaiian monk seal conservation, and aquaculture permitting. Read more about our interns’ summer experiences and where they are headed next.

Southeast Teacher at Sea Blog Post: Shark Survey Begins This month, Teacher at Sea Cheyanne Vanderdonckt joins scientists aboard NOAA Ship Oregon II to survey sharks and snapper species off the eastern coast of Florida. In this blog post, she explains what a longline is and how scientists set it and retrieve it for the survey. Captured sharks are measured, tagged, and returned.

West Coast Photos from Whale Watch Vessels Help Responders Free Entangled Humpback Whale in Monterey Bay Whale watch operators in Monterey Bay provided critical photographs and sightings that led an authorized entanglement response team to free a humpback whale in July. It had been entangled in commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear for more than a month. Poor weather ruled out a safe response at the time of the initial sighting in May, but whale watchers spotted the humpback again in late June and passed along key intel to our response partners.  Fishing Vessel Joins Trained Team to Free Injured Humpback Whale 20 Miles off Oregon Coast An Oregon team joined by experts from Washington and a local fishing vessel freed a severely entangled humpback whale about 20 miles off the Oregon Coast on July 26. Unfortunately, although the team removed all of the gear from the whale, the entanglement left the young whale’s jaw permanently open, leaving it unable to feed and unlikely to survive. We hope that the information and insights gained in the process can help prevent future entanglements. Teacher at Sea Blog Post: Moving Vessel Profiler and Investigating Acoustic Trawl Methods This month, Teacher at Sea Stacey Morris joins scientists aboard NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker to survey pelagic fish species off the West Coast. In this blog post, she features two NOAA scientists to explain acoustic surveying and how it is informed by the physical ocean information collected by the moving vessel profiler.

Upcoming Deadlines August 6: Comments due on Amendment 62: Gulf Red Grouper Management Measures August 7: Comments due on Amendment 4 to the Puerto Rico Fishery Management Plan: Reclassification of the Rainbow Runner as a Pelagic Fish August 7: Comments due on the Proposed Rule for the Omnibus Management Flexibility Amendment to New England Fishery Management Council Fishery Management Plans  August 12: Comments due on Abbreviated Framework Amendment 5: Catch Levels for Blueline Tilefish August 21: Applications due for the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council's Advisory Panel and Fishing Industry Advisory Committee August 21: Comments due on the Proposed Rule for Framework Amendment 14 to Modify the Catch Limit and Accountability Measure for Gulf of America Spanish Mackerel August 24: Comments due on Amendment 22 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan August 31: Applications due for the Department of Transportation's United States Marine Highway Grant Program September 4: Applications due for NOAA Great Lakes Fish Habitat Restoration Partnership Grants September 14: Public input due regarding siting considerations for Aquaculture Opportunity Areas View more news and announcements

Upcoming Events August 6: Public listening session to gather input on Aquaculture Opportunity Areas August 8: Woods Hole Science Stroll in Woods Hole, MA August 11–12: Caribbean Fishery Management Council meeting, hybrid format August 11–13: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in Philadelphia, PA August 13: Public listening session to gather input on Aquaculture Opportunity Areas August 17: Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop in Manahawkin, NJ August 17: Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop in Vero Beach, FL August 21: Annual meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Consultative Committee, virtual August 24–27: Gulf Fishery Management Council meeting in Biloxi, MS August 31: Public listening session to gather input on Aquaculture Opportunity Areas September 9–10: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel Meeting in Silver Spring, MD, hybrid format September 16: Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop in Kenner, LA September 27: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission Annual Meeting in Kona, HI View more events

Federal Register Actions Visit NOAA Fisheries' Rules & Regulations web page to learn more about recently proposed and finalized regulations in your region.

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