Anchor Lines Podcast is back in 2024 with our first Episode! Meet Eric from Sailing_Veracity on Instagram. She sailing the Pacific Northwest on her 1975 Catalina 27 with her cat Vesla. We discuss cold weather sailing, dream boats, forming a Pen Pal Sailing club, safety on the water and much more.

Follow Erica on Insta at:

https://www.instagram.com/sailing_veracity

This week on the Podcast, we have Investigator Chris Mattson of the Florida Wildlife Commission on to discuss rules and regulations around fishing, spearfishing and lobster in the Florida Keys.

Thank you to Jordi Hortensi of Islamorada Spearfishing Adventures, a private spearfishing guide and charter, for joining as a co-host. The goal of this episode was to answer commonly asked questions and provide resources for new spearfishers, lobster hunters, line & reel fanatics and recreational boaters.

WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/zNqYsBHseoI

Below are a few links discussed in the show. One thing not mentioned, make sure you have a fishing license and the proper endorsements if you are out on your own. Most charter business can cover you under their licenses but check with your guide first.

Visit www.myfwc.com for licenses.

Fishing Regulations in the FL Keys: https://www.eregulations.com/assets/docs/guides/23FLSW.pdf

Spearfishing Regulations for Monroe County, Florida including the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: https://www.monroecounty-fl.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8101/Brochure_Spearfishing

This week’s guest is a Gabe Espino. Gabe is a PADI Course Director, Captain, Tec Diver, Diveheart Instructor Trainer for Adaptive Dive Buddies and a Content Creator. Join us as we discuss Gabe’s Journey and dig into the importance of organizations like Diveheart.

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Anna Capps is a local entrepreneur in the Florida Keys that has started multiple businesses teaching others how to safely explore the ocean on scuba and through breath holding. Free diving and mermaid-ing has become a passion and career for her. We discuss her passions, building a small business and working in a traditionally male dominated industry.

She is an inspiration to those who want to follow their dreams and create the life they want to live. You can find her online at:

Free Diving & Spearfishing

https://www.instagram.com/deepbluefreediving/

https://www.freediveintoblue.com/

Mermaid Instruction & Performance

https://www.instagram.com/deepblue.mermaid/

https://www.deepbluemermaid.com/

This week Rayna O'nan joins the pod. She is a professional shark diver and underwater photographer. With experience in front and behind the camera, love of scuba and free diving, and adventures across the globe, she has amazing stories and media to share.

Give her story a listen and reach out through her instagram to connect for photography needs or to shark dive in the West Palm Beach area.

https://instagram.com/oceanraysphotography

In this episode, we speak with Eric Billips. Eric is the Owners of Islamorada Dive Center, Florida Keys Dive Center, Ocean Conservation Education Non-Profit and an avid shark diver.

This is the first episode of Anchor Lines. Our goal it to take the stories and the passions we here around beers after work and allow them to make an impact beyond our island. We hope to help tell stories from around the world of those care for, work on and live on our ocean. We have but one planet and her waters hide many stories. Join us as we find the amazing people and hear their stories. 

This first episode will be a little different from most. While figure out what we want this journey to look like, we just setup mic after a pretty big moment for two travels down in the Florida Keys. Our friends Mornay and Stephanie just past their exams to become Scuba Instructor. While we had a few drinks, we set up some mics to test equipment and accidentally produced a fun episode. Our future episodes will have a few less voices to make the conversation easier to follow, but we really loved getting to laugh and celebrate with these two and several instructors involved in their teaching process.