2026 SFA Annual Meeting Pictures

A special thanks to our Proud 2026 Sponsors

                             

                         

               

       

                           

                              

  

                

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If you did not attend the Annual Meeting last year, you missed some great information. The hotel facility and services were great, the food was outstanding, and our speakers and presenters provided us with very good information. Their attendance on the round table discussions was immensely helpful and we learned a lot from this event.  The board elected two new board members and would like to welcome Austin Abrams and Chris Merrifield to the board. A special thanks goes to all our sponsors, donors and those who helped gather items for our silent auction. This meeting would not have been possible without all of you. 

A special thanks to our 2025 guest speakers

Dave Williams- SeaD Consulting - DNA testing for Shrimp- bringing transparency for shrimp to be labeled as local. 

Andrew Ropicki - Florida Sea Grant - Economics of Commercial Fishing

Carol Neidig & Max Lee - Mote Marine Laboratory - Camera systems and electronic monitoring to collect fishing data 

Daniel Ellinor - Marine Fisheries Management

Christa Court - FL Sea Grant - Division of Marine Economics Univ of FL

Shelly Kreuger - Extension Agent III, UF/IFAS- Extension Monroe County, University of Florida

Matthew Kammann - Fisheries Specialist-Texas A & M, Texas Sea Grant

Doug Gregory - Former Executive Director Gulf Council-Former Gulf Council Scientific & Statistical Committee

John Sanchez - FL Commercial Rep. Gulf Council

Dawn & Bobby Aylesworth - Aylesworth Foundation

Jason Scott - Flint Power Systems - John Deere

David Frulla - Attorney with Kelley Drye & Warren LLC from DC