...or at least out of National Park waters. The Miami Herald is reporting that Florida Bay and Biscayne National Park have both been declared off limits to professional guides, due to the Federal government shutdown. Apparently you need the government in order to go into the ocean.
Capt. Barry Hoffman, of Hoffman's Guide Service in Tavernier, said he
doesn't rely on National Park Service personnel and rangers when he
fishes the bay, so he doesn't see why he can't go there. "It seems
pretty senseless to me because they don't provide a service for us when
we're out there," said Hoffman, who has been fishing the backcountry
for more than 23 years.
Read more in
the Miami Herald article.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/10/03/3667165/federal-shutdown-shuts-downs-keys.html#storylink=cpy
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