ROFFS™ Fishy Times Newsletter – 92nd Edition – Updated Videos/Interesting & Exciting Photos, Photo Retraction & Travel to Cuba by Boat
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Updated Videos on ROFFS™.com – Be Sure to Check Out the “Hot News” Button on the ROFFS™ Homepage
Underwater Hammerhead!
Awesome underwater video from our shoot off Islamorada, FL Keys. First half: A pack of hammerhead sharks swarming the boat while we were catching blackfin tuna. One shark tried to eat Nick Stanczyk’s tuna, but got hooked in the dorsal (Nick immediately broke the line); the tuna got a free ride on the shark. The second half: A Queen snapper eating my bait (squid) 600 feet below. We used the new Hooker Electric underwater camera housing, rated to depths approaching 2000 feet. Video Courtesy: George Poveromo | Facebook
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Diesel Dinghy!
Oh your truck rolls coal? That’s cute… That little boat can boogie too lol Video courtesy: Speed Society | Facebook
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Kneeboard Dock Launch Fail!
How NOT to do a kneeboard dock launch…Video courtesy: Ocean of News | Facebook
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Pint Sized Driver!
She’s not holding back on that thing! No Fear there at al! Video courtesy: Speed Society | Facebook
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Boat Wheelies!
Get you some of THIS!! Video courtesy: Boat Krazy | Facebook
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UPDATED: INTERESTING & EXCITING PHOTOS
Above: When one envisions the tooth fairy. This is not what I see.
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Letter to the Editor: Photo Retraction
Originally published: October 8, 2015 | Comments by: Dr. Mitchell Roffer
Last week ROFFS™ had been notified that we used a photo of a bluefin tuna school in the ROFFS™ Fishy Times that apparently was a copy protected photo. This “unauthorized use” was an inadvertent use and we immediately removed the image from our website. The photo is owned by Getty Images of Seattle, WA. We are uncertain of the source as we believe we received the photo from someone on Facebook, or Twitter, or email and assumed it was a public domain image. The photo was not marked with an indication that it was protected material. The photo was used to announce our need for information related to bluefin tuna observations in the Gulf of Mexico. The photo was used in conjunction with a project to collect data for scientific and educational purposes as part of our NASA highly migratory species and climate change grant. It was only used for this purpose.
We are very sensitive about copyrights and protection as our business depends on this. We made an error and have corrected it.
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Travel To Cuba Now Permitted By Boat
Article courtesy: cruisingworld.com / U.S. Dept of Treasury | Originally posted: September 29, 2015
The Department of the Treasury and the Department of Commerce are announcing additional revisions to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), building off the changes put into place by Treasury and Commerce on January 16, 2015 and further delivering on the new direction toward U.S. relations with Cuba that President Obama laid out last December. The changes, consistent with the President’s December announcement, will take effect on Monday, September 21, 2015, when the regulations are published in the Federal Register. A fact sheet detailing the revisions, which will be administered by Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), is below.
Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew said, “Today’s announcement underscores the Administration’s commitment to promote constructive change for the Cuban people. These regulatory changes build on the revisions implemented earlier this year and will further ease sanctions related to travel, telecommunications and internet-based services, business operations in Cuba, and remittances. A stronger, more open U.S.-Cuba relationship has the potential to create economic opportunities for both Americans and Cubans alike. By further easing these sanctions, the United States is helping to support the Cuban people in their effort to achieve the political and economic freedom necessary to build a democratic, prosperous, and stable Cuba.”
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