Dear Friends, I am asking a favor of all of you. As most of you know, Bug Light was removed a little over a year ago and the loss of baitfish and other larger fish in that area has been dramatic. Bruce Marx (email listed above) is heading up an effort to restore this FAD. We need letters (Emails) similar to the attached from the American Sportfishing Association from either you personally or your company or both. It doesnt have to be long, even one paragraph asking for the replacement of that FAD. If you would write the letter to Superintendent Carlstrom but email it to Bruce Marx [email protected]. Bruce is a local maritime attorney that has graciously donated his time to this cause. He was successful in recently saving the Bent Range Marker off of Govt Cut and needs your help to bring this one back! These letters are all he is asking for in his efforts to convince Superintendent Carlstrom to restore this marker that had existed there since 1929. Many Thanks—Ray Ray Rosher Miss Britt Charters Miami Fl Cell 305-788-3474 Office 305-596-0419 September 10,2015 Dear Superintendent Carlstrom: The American Sportfishing Association’s Keep Florida Fishing campaign emphatically supports the installation of a Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) in the location of the former Bug Light Marker within Biscayne National Park. Bug Light provided important habitat for a wide variety of marine life, and its removal has resulted in a dramatic decrease in bo& biological diversity and in the presence of baitfish. Baitfish are not only important ecologically as food sources for other species, but they are also important economically, serving as the foundation for many recreational fishing activities. The negative impacts of the Bug Light removal could be reversed with the installation of an FAD at the Bug Light location that would reestablish necessary habitat to support marine species and would restore baitfish availability for our anglers. The mission of the Keep Florida Fishing initiative is to ensure that Florida’s resident anglers and visitors have abundant fisheries and is backed by the Americam Sporfishing Association& the nation’s recreational fishing trade association. ASA represents sportfishing manufacture, retailers, wholesalers, and angler advocacy groups, as well as the interests of America’s 46 million recreational anglers, over 3 million of whom reside in or frequent Florida. ASA also safeguards and promotes the social, economic, and conservation values of sportfishing in America, which result in a $115 billion per year impact on the nation’s economy and $8.6 billion in Florida alone. We urge Biscayne National Park to support the installation of an FAD in the location where the Bug Light Marker formerly stood and restore the significant environmental and economic benefits the Marker once provided. Kellie Ralston Florida Fishing Policy Director American Sportfishing Association