BugFest activities: Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s BugFest, which is the beach-diving town’s celebration of lobster miniseason, has a dive with South Florida Diving Headquarters on the Lady Luck artificial reef at 9 a.m. Friday.
Gold Coast Scuba has an Anglin’s Pier clean-up from 8-9:30 a.m. Saturday, and there’s also a beach clean-up, followed by a clean-up volunteer party. In addition to beach divers, who must bring a pair of sea snips and gloves, non-diving volunteers are needed to haul buckets containing fishing line and other debris collected by the divers onto the pier. To participate, call Gold Coast at 954-616-5909.
BugFest concludes with a free Diveheart Benefit Concert from 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday. Diveheart is a non-profit organization that teaches wounded veterans, as well as children and adults with disabilities, how to scuba dive. Visit bugfestbythesea.com.
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Goliath workshop: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has a public workshop Monday in Lake Worth to gather input on goliath grouper management, including the possibility of a limited harvest. The workshop is 5 to 8 p.m. at the Lantana Road Branch Library at 4020 Lantana Road. Fifteen workshops are scheduled throughout the state, including Oct. 12 at the Old Davie School Historical Museum in Davie. Visit myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/rulemaking/workshops.
Saltwater Showdown: The Mercury/SeaVee Pompano Beach Saltwater Showdown is Aug. 5 out of Sands Harbor Resort & Marina. Eligible species are cobia, dolphin, kingfish, tuna and wahoo. The entry fee is $475 per boat. The kickoff party is 6-10 p.m. Thursday at the Pompano Beach Civic Center, 1806 NE Sixth St. A free fishing clinic for kids is 6-8. Call 954-725-4010 or visit saltwatershowdown.com.
Wahoo tournament: The West Palm Beach Fishing Club has a wahoo tournament Aug. 5 out of Sailfish Marina in Palm Beach Shores. Cash payouts will be awarded to the top three boats. Entry fee is $60 per boat and teams must have at least one club member. Visit westpalmbeachfishingclub.org or call 561-832-6780.
Kayak tournament: The Summer Slam Part 2 offshore kayak fishing tournament is Aug. 12 starting and ending just south of Pompano Beach Pier. Visit extremekayakfishing.com.
Snakehead tournament: A JD’s Custom Baits Snakehead Round-Up is Aug. 12 out of Oriole Park in Margate. Entry fee is $40 per angler or per two-angler team and the big fish pot costs $20 to enter. Visit jdscustombaits.com.
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