Resolution 599-1996
Mayor Emeritus Wilhelmina Harvey
RESOLUTION NO. 599 -1996
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA IN RECOGNITION OF THE LATE CAPTAIN RAY JENSEN.
WHEREAS, Captain Ray Jensen, a prominent fisherman in the Monroe County community,
has passed away untimely; and
WHEREAS, yellowtail snapper are most abundant in the Keys because they are reef-
dwellers, and therefore, yellowtails thrive here; and
WHEREAS, Capt. Jensen, one of the best friends that yellowtail snapper ever had, was one
of the first to advocate size and bag limits for yellowtails more than two decades ago, and
practiced the release of small ones long before the Florida Marine Fisheries Commission was
instituted; and
WHEREAS, Ray attended meetings at his own expense, pushing for regulations to protect
the Yellowtail not only in Florida, but out of state to federal meetings as well; and
WHEREAS, partly due to Capt. Jensen's efforts, the Florida Marine Fisheries Commission
finally established a minimum size of 12 inches for yellowtails; however, Capt. Jensen required an
even more restrictive 14-inch minimum on his boat, the Caloosa, out of Whale Harbor;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
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Section 1. The Board hereby adopts this Resolution as evid"'c~, of itS regr~ and
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mourning for the passing of the late Captain Ray Jensen and in rec~RIti0n of~is eXlensive
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dedication and vast public service to the people of the Monroe County fi~ing cOf'TUlOlunitt;:.
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Section 2. The Board hereby requests the Clerk to forward co~~~~f this Resolution to
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Capt. Jensen's family to express the Board's sorrow. -; \0 ~
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida,
at a re ular meeting of the Board held on the18th day of December ,1996.
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.,~,,-.l'ti.. Mayor Freeman yes
/~. ./:' ':A Mayor Pro Tem London yes
f :.' I ..:;' " ~;\ Commissioner Harvey ve s
. : :.) Commissioner Douglass Yes-
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! Commissioner Reich
BY~~~~
Depu Cle
(SEAL)
ATTEST: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK