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30WestPalmBeachFishingClubfoundationnewsTheFishingClubschari-tableaffiliatethePalmBeachCountyFishingFoundationPB-CFFawardeditsannualCapt.AlNathanMemori-alScholarshipatFloridaAtlanticUniversitythispastspring.FivedifferentgraduatestudentsenrolledinFAUsCharlesE.SchmidtCol-legeofSciencesharedtheannual2500award.HereswhatseveralrecipientshadtosayaboutreceivingthePBCFFsscholarshipsupport.FormydissertationIamresearchingtheolfactorycapabilitiesofsharksacommontargetofrecreationalsheriesinourarea.Therearemanymythsastohowwellsharksareabletosmellandmyresearchaimstoreplacethosemisconceptionswithscienticevidence.Withsharkpopulationsdecliningatanalarmingrateitisimportanttounderstandthebiologyoftheseshinordertoeffectivelymangethem.ThankyouforchoosingmeasascholarshiprecipientsaidFAUDoc-toralCandidateTriciaMeredith.ScholarshipwinnerSeanWilliamsaddedSinceIamafull-timegraduatestudentandmywifeisapublicschoolteacherthisawardiswelcomenancialsupportthatwillpermitmetofocusmyeffortsonmyresearchprojectoverthesummermonths.Iexpecttoconcluderesearchattheendofthisyearsothistimeperiodisacriticalone.Williamsresearchinvolvesseaturtlehatchlingdisorientation.Mydissertationre-searchisfocusedonthesensorybiologyofcownoseraysandyellowstingrays.IwillbepresentingmyresearchresultsregardingultravioletandcolorvisioninthecownoseraysandyellowstingrayinMinneapolisthissummeratajointmeetingofIchthyologistsandHerpetologistsandlookforwardtorecognizingthePalmBeachCountyFish-ingFoundationasasourceofsupportformyprojectsaidscholarshiprecipientChristineBedore.ThePBCFFestablishedthismarinebiologyscholarshipinmemoryofthelateCapt.AlNathanalifetimeFishingClubmemberwhosupportedmanyoftheclubsconserva-tionhistoricpreservationandyoutheducationprograms.Since2003atotalof17000hasbeenawardedtoFAUstudents.WearethrilledtocontinueCapt.Nathanslegacythroughthismeaningfulscholarshipprogram.FoundationAwardsScholarships2011scholarshipwinnersSeanWilliamsTriciaMeredith.TheArcofPalmBeachCountyArcislookingforafewvolunteerinstructorstoassistwithintroducingandteach-ingtheirparticipantstosh.Arcwantstodevelopashingclubthatwouldgetsomeoftheiradultparticipantswithspecialneedsoutsidetoshatlocalpondscanalspiersorseawalls.TheArcisseekinginterestedvolunteerstohelpprovidebasicshinginstructiontoparticipants.Itisanticipatedthatabout10to16Arcparticipantswouldtakepartintheprogramthatwouldrunonceaweekforfourconsecutiveweeks.Eachshingdaywouldlastnomorethan4hours.ThroughtheyearstheWestPalmBeachFishingClubhasbeenthesiteofeducationalpro-gramsforArcparticipantswhichhavealwaysbeenwellreceived.Thosevisitshavemostlyfocusedonshiden-ticationusingtheclubsimpressivecollectionoftrophymountsforvisualaids.NowtheArcwouldliketotaketheprogrammingastepfurtherbygettingtheirparticipantsonthewater.TheWPBFCscharitablefoundationhasagreedtodonatealltheshingtacklenecessaryfortheproposedprogram.WPBFCmembersinterestedinassistingArcwithsomebasicshinginstructionshouldcontactJulieLobdellDirectoroftheArcRecreationDepartmentat561804-4910orbyemailatjlobdellwpb.org.ArcFishingforVolunteersArcparticipantsenjoyanafternooneducationalprogramattheclubhouse.AFoundationThankYouTheFishermansBallThePBCFFwouldliketoacknowledgeseveraldona-tionsmadethisyearfromareashingtournamentsforourannualKidsFishingDaysprogramaswellasotheryouthandconservationorientedinitiatives.TheLakeWorthFishingTournamenttheFishermansBallandtheFloridaNurseryGrowersandLandscapeAssociationFishingTournamentallmadegenerouscontributionstotheFishingClubsfoundationthisyear.ThePBCFFisverygratefulforthesupportitreceivesfromthesecom-munityevents.ThankyoutoalltheFishingClubmembersparticipantssponsorsandorganizersinvolvedinthesetournamentsthathavemadethesecontributionspossible