•  Fisheries researchers at Nova Southeastern University need the angling public’s help to conduct a blackfin tuna tagging study. Scientists would like to accompany South Florida guides and anglers on tuna trips in order to implant some fish with tags. If you would like to volunteer, contact Jenny Fenton by email at jennfent@nova.edu.

•  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reminds anglers that snook harvest season in the Atlantic, as well as Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River, will close Thursday and reopen Feb. 1. Snook harvest season in the Gulf, Keys, and Everglades National Park remains closed. For more information, visit myfwc.com.

•  Anglers 16 and younger are invited to fish in the Islamorada Junior Sailfish Tournament on Friday through Sunday. Headquarters is Oceanview Sports Bar & Grill, mile marker 84.5, U.S. 1. Entry fee is $100 per angler, with a maximum of six per boat. Entrants are encouraged to donate a new toy to Toys for Tots. Email fishnbully@msn.com or call 305-240-9337.

•  Spearfishers are invited to compete .

•  Kids and adults can learn how to be better anglers at the Mercury/IGFA Free Family Fishing Clinic on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the IGFA Hall of Fame & Museum in Dania Beach. Pro angler Mark Johnson will conduct an inshore fishing seminar. There will be prizes, refreshments and free museum admission for kids. Call 954-927-2628.

•  Registration is open until Dec.  30 for the 115-mile, 10-day Paddle Florida Keys Challenge, which begins Jan.12. Up to 100 kayakers are expected for the trip from Key Largo to Key West celebrating the centennial of the Florida Keys Overseas Railroad. Registration fee is $800 per person for the 10-day trip, which includes overnight accommodations and meals, or $90 per day. Visit www.paddleflorida.org/keys12/keys.htm or call Bill Richards at 352-377-8342.

•  Compete for cash and trophies in the Key Largo Sailfish Challenge on Jan. 6-8. Tournament headquarters is Sundowners on the Bay, mile marker 103.9, U.S. 1, Key Largo. Entry fee is $525 for the first angler on a boat; $475 for the second and third anglers; and no charge for the fourth. Email fishnbully@msn.com or call Tammy Gurgiolo at 305-240-9337.

• Kids aged 12 to 17 are invited to compete in the Junior Bass Tournament Trail, a series of four tournaments that begins Jan. 15 at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach. Fishing is from safe light until 1 p.m. Trophies and prizes will be awarded. Fee is $75 for a team of one child and one adult for all four tournaments. Register by mail to TY Park, 3300 N. Park Rd., Hollywood, Fl 33021; attn: Bob Newland or in person at the park. For more information, call 954-357-8816.

or call Murray Marine at 305-296-0364 or call the Southern Kingfish Association at 904-819-0360.

or call 1-800-872-3722.

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