A new online Boating and Angling Guide to Tampa Bay, designed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, is now available on the Internet. The FWRI created the new guide in response to requests from the public to provide boating and angling information in an interactive, user-friendly format.
Funded through a Tampa Bay Estuary Program Bay Mini-Grant, the interactive, online guide complements the recently updated print version of the guide.
The guide contains all of the information found in the print version and much more. Users can zoom in and out on specific areas of the Tampa Bay region. They can view detailed maps of popular recreation areas, with information and links specific to those locations. Users also can download many of these maps directly to their computer to view and print at their leisure.
Anglers can access up-to-date fishing regulations specific to the Tampa Bay area, information on proper catch-and-release techniques and a list of popular local sport fish. Paddlers can plan trips with a list of area paddling trails linked to the corresponding trail Web sites and maps.
To view the new interactive guide or to order a printed copy of the Boating and Angling Guide to Tampa Bay, visit http://research.MyFWC.com/boating_guides.
