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History of Florida's fishers and enforcers research files, 1846-2015, bulk ca. 1940s-2015.
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J. Kent Thompson graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor's degree in history. He served the State of Florida for 37 years as an officer and supervisor with the Florida Marine Patrol and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Thompson's background with the Florida Marine Patrol and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and subsequent book research led to the publication of his second book, The History of Florida's Fishers and Enforcers. The book explores the development of Florida's fisheries, commercial fishing, and the law enforcement agencies charged with protecting Florida's natural and marine resources.
Established in the 1930s as the Shrimp Regulation Board, the Florida Marine Patrol's primary objective was to police the waterways off the coast of Florida. Their responsibilities included enforcing regulations regarding speeding, boat licensing, boating safety, drug running enforcement, recreational laws, marine and environmental laws throughout the state.
The Florida Legislature created the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission (FGFWFC) in 1935 to replace the Department of Game and Fresh Water Fish (Chapter 17016, Laws of Florida). In a constitutional amendment effective July 1, 1999, several agencies merged to form the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), including the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, the Florida Marine Patrol, and the Division of Law Enforcement within the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is responsible for managing, regulating, and conserving the state's fresh and saltwater aquatic life and wildlife resources, and enforcing related laws.
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This collection contains work files, copies of historical records, notes, manuscript drafts, and related records documenting Kent Thompson's research and writing of his 2015 book, History of Florida's Fishers and Enforcers. Some of the documents used in the research and writing of his book date back to the early nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The types of records include agency manuals, correspondence with colleagues and with other agencies, memoranda, reports, and publications. The records primarily document enforcement of waterway regulations regarding speeding, boat licenses, boat safety, recreational use of water resources, drug running, and confiscation enforcement. The records also document conservation of Florida's natural resources, development of water resources, control of state lands, coastal zone management, fishery management, and environmental policy.
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Florida Marine Patrol. Florida. Dept. of Environmental Protection. Florida. Dept. of Natural Resources. Florida. Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. Florida. Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Florida. Marine Fisheries Commission.
Boats and boating Florida Coastal zone management Florida Conservation of natural resources Florida Conservation projects (Natural resources) Environmental management Florida. Environmental policy Florida Fishery management Florida Fishing nets Wildlife conservation Florida Wildlife management Wildlife-related recreation Florida.
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