tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.comments2011-06-25T17:36:02.011-07:00Capt. Gregg McKeenoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-55168709019098876532011-04-27T21:44:43.861-07:002011-04-27T21:44:43.861-07:00Would be curious to know if you ever rented out your house. I know your blog post was made 3 years ago... My husband, my children and I may have the opportunity to move to Vieques, and we are doing as much research as possible. ThanksWife, Mother, Zookeeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08905855251842640835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-50354936397204849582009-12-19T22:37:58.068-08:002009-12-19T22:37:58.068-08:00You going back to Vieques eventually, or is this a longer term deal?Bjornoramahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120285841801737778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-87317475179120681502009-11-23T10:11:42.496-08:002009-11-23T10:11:42.496-08:00I&#39;m with you with regards to the ciguatera as a minor but widespread issue in the Caribbean, although it&#39;s correct to say that this is a toxin that gradually accumulate in the host until a particular threshold (that is different from individual to individual)so you can have trace amounts in your body but not reflect any symptoms until the threshold is reached. About Radionuclide contamination by dead ammo use in Vieques, kind of this agree with you Gregg... There are a bunch of reliable studies that suggest that the military activities have increased the incidence of gamma radiation. this does not mean that if somebody will be down for a weekend or a month down in the island will get cancer or anything, however, long-term exposures to this type of radiation can have detrimental effects in your health. a few students here at the college of marine science are currently working on it by analyzing sediment cores from all over Vieques and PR, with no exaggeration purposes.Eloyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15513812646005229189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-14058284207303230462009-11-14T14:39:40.497-08:002009-11-14T14:39:40.497-08:00Here is an impotant New York Times article related to Vieques ccontamination:<br /><br />Navy’s Vieques Training May Be Tied to Health Risks <br />By MIREYA NAVARRO<br />Published: November 13, 2009 <br />The federal agency that assesses health hazards at sites designated for Superfund environmental cleanups said Friday that it had reversed its conclusion that contamination at a former United States Navy training ground in Puerto Rico posed no health risks to residents.<br />As a result, it said, it plans to recommend monitoring to determine whether residents of the island of Vieques, the site of decades of live fire and bombing exercises, have been exposed to harmful chemicals and at what levels.<br />“Much has been learned since we first went to Vieques a decade ago, and we have identified gaps in environmental data that could be important in determining health effects,” Dr. Howard Frumkin, director of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, said in a statement posted on the agency’s Web site late Friday afternoon. “The gaps we found indicate that we cannot state unequivocally that no health hazards exist in Vieques.” <br />In a finding in 2003, the agency had said that levels of heavy metals and explosive compounds found in Vieques’s soil, groundwater, air and fish did not pose a health risk.<br />The action on Friday is a vindication of the 9,300 residents of the small island off the mainland of northeastern Puerto Rico, who are pursuing claims against the United States government for contamination and illnesses. Puerto Rico’s health department has found disproportionately high rates of illnesses like cancer, hypertension and liver disease on the island. In their claims, residents assert that the illnesses are linked to pollutants released in Navy exercises that continued until 2003.<br />The Environmental Protection Agency has said hazardous substances associated with ordnance may be present in Vieques. In 2005 the training ground was designated a Superfund site, giving the E.P.A. the authority to order a cleanup by the Navy. <br />The Navy has begun removing hazardous unexploded munitions from its old training ground, but its practice of detonating them in the open air has sowed more fear among residents.<br />At the request of Congress, the toxic substances agency said this year said that it would “rigorously” review its 2003 finding that metals and explosive compounds found at Vieques did not pose a health risk. Dr. Frumkin and his staff met with residents in August and held meetings last week in Atlanta with scientists from Puerto Rico whose research contradicted agency conclusions.<br />“Withdrawing this conclusion sends a strong signal to Washington that there’s a health and environmental crisis that’s credible,” said John Eaves Jr., the lawyer representing the residents in a federal lawsuit.<br />“Based on this action today,” he said, “I believe there will be a comprehensive plan to address the crisis in Vieques.”pazyamorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667271718596200945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-5175009160509298512009-11-06T21:54:21.692-08:002009-11-06T21:54:21.692-08:00I agree...way cool. I&#39;m a <a href="http://www.utahproflyfishing.com" rel="nofollow">Utah fly fishing guide</a> and I can&#39;t wait to try out something like this...way cool.harding83http://www.blogger.com/profile/18387202196647160434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-2994016137923253032009-10-30T10:37:48.452-07:002009-10-30T10:37:48.452-07:00In Hawaii we also do a lot of Bonefishing. I always practice tag and release but did you know Hawaii people like my Dad love to eat raw bonefish. Here is the recipe below if you are curious:<br /><br />http://recipepapa.com/hawaiian/lomi-oio/<br /><br />From,<br /><br />BigB@recipepapa.comBigBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12977383287086011744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-68737456922371239062009-09-22T22:48:28.944-07:002009-09-22T22:48:28.944-07:00That is so fantastically ruling... just cool.Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120285841801737778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-85108433274413387272009-09-16T18:18:13.068-07:002009-09-16T18:18:13.068-07:00Thanks! That&#39;s a great little nugget of fishing knowledge.Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120285841801737778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-36545420418233951272009-07-26T06:35:02.822-07:002009-07-26T06:35:02.822-07:00Fishing with kids IS a great experience since you not only get to witness the surprise and excitement in their faces when they hook a fish by themselves(doesn&#39;t really matter how large it is really)but it immediately takes you back to the first time you experienced this joy and the reason you are still coming out to the water to experience another adventure....And yes, when your kids outfish you it proves the point that you cannot predict who will be the most successful based on years of experience and the most expensive equipment-which makes the sport all the more intriguing, humbling and FUN!teresa rodriguezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01376355719845165104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-65502797072221461082009-06-21T22:58:29.719-07:002009-06-21T22:58:29.719-07:00That made me laugh out loud. Very funny.Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999471936294146422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-37348581119964298442009-06-11T11:58:07.625-07:002009-06-11T11:58:07.625-07:00My wife and I recently spent an afternoon kayaking the Bon Secour River near Gulf Shores, Alabama. Hanging into a big fish that close to the water would be something else.billcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826458694341287776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-40990320213756668892009-06-11T11:52:46.750-07:002009-06-11T11:52:46.750-07:00Never gave a lot of thought to centipedes. I wouldn&#39;t think about handling one though. Probably a good thing.billcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826458694341287776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-85601506002585168982009-04-17T20:24:00.000-07:002009-04-17T20:24:00.000-07:00Very nice places and a cute dog.Bradpetehoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02474468363959001065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-72866244014906949342009-04-15T13:45:00.000-07:002009-04-15T13:45:00.000-07:00Great bit of info! I am about to try fishing mosquito lagoon for redfish for the first time and am hoping for the best. Fishing from the kayak seems to be so much more relaxing than the boat.oceanhawk1http://www.blogger.com/profile/06887220365371418793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-86906628793515237492009-04-13T20:46:00.000-07:002009-04-13T20:46:00.000-07:00God Bless you brother for taking care of that Puppy. My wife and I were in Luquillo(Nice Flats) in Feb. We did an overnight in Vieques...Beautiful. Although the little "burs" off the plants @ Blue Beach are bad on your feet so I'm surea puppy could hurt her feet on them too.<br /> We went through about 50$ worth of dog food, milk bones etc. feeding two packs in Luquillo. Our hearts break. my wife wants to help.rvalderas1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03274581023672828638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-33741095811096626432009-04-13T16:16:00.000-07:002009-04-13T16:16:00.000-07:00I love this dog....Greg is the best to take Archie in. Archie is one tough dog with a personality that outshines most other dogs. He is so smart and wants to please. Loves women and likes to cuddle. He stayed with me for awhile and did not have any bad habits. He constantly was trying to win your heart. I was not in a position to take this dog, David had 6 other rescue dogs so Greg could not resist....so ADOPT THIS DOGmudcreekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06913910243764673417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-26475441065214781382009-04-04T08:21:00.000-07:002009-04-04T08:21:00.000-07:00Atta boy Marshall. Great fish and great pictures as well. It sounds like you had a great time in Vieques. He's our grandson! Pat and Dickargenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12669574519205550806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-82972383151868037482009-03-06T10:09:00.000-08:002009-03-06T10:09:00.000-08:00I wished the locals would get riled up about the litter on Vieques the way they did about getting the Navy off the island. Everywhere you drive on Vieques you see litter beside the road obviously thrown out of passing cars without a second thought or hesitation. And we know the tourists visiting the island aren't the ones causing this problem (if only the locals could see this as a problem!). BTW, Playa Grande is one of my favorite beaches too and I always bring a large trash bag with me whenever I go there and pick up some of the litter. I drag it back to the parking area and leave it by the trash barrel. I hope others will do the same when they visit that beach.ViequesGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771825513624032974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-49803251955151884562009-02-11T12:29:00.000-08:002009-02-11T12:29:00.000-08:00Gregg,<BR/><BR/>Great piece on the humane society down there! I'm a veterinarian who was just google searching DIY bonefishing in Vieques and came across it. <BR/><BR/>I'm in the military, just got back from the desert and am headed to Vieques on Saturday morning (2/14) with my girlfriend for a week staying at the Corral Cottage. Have never done any saltwater flyfishing but flyfishing in freshwater has ruled my life for about the last 25 years. Its been a long time desire to catch a bonefish on a fly since reading Dave Ames book, "True Love and the Woolly Bugger". Anyway, plan to spend most of my time in Vieques chasing bonefish or anything else on the flats but if that humane society could use a volunteer veterinarian for an afternoon or a day, I'd be glad to help out. My cell # is 970 581 8487. Just have them give me a call.<BR/><BR/>Mark Duffy<BR/>(markduffy_68@yahoo.com)Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17357467484565302983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-3084557228998305642009-01-14T08:07:00.000-08:002009-01-14T08:07:00.000-08:00Wow. Just a little more to add to the folklore and mystique that is Puerto Rico. !Que chulo!rvalderas1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03274581023672828638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-34262063237082689412009-01-07T09:59:00.000-08:002009-01-07T09:59:00.000-08:00browsing though some random blogs, i came across yours...Nice article on the spider, (it's an eye catching photo!) and as a fellow jeep owner, i have to ask...is your odometer listed at more than 300,000 miles, or is that a zero instead of a three? :-)<BR/>(I know, random question...) Nice blog, good reading. great job!Cool Handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02337204872305253368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-17969684523552891852009-01-05T13:22:00.000-08:002009-01-05T13:22:00.000-08:00That fish is fatter than Fat Pat!jklevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746562183581074626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-17664513522828530052008-12-29T14:16:00.000-08:002008-12-29T14:16:00.000-08:00Thanks for the Blog. It's very nice. It has created a desire in me to own a Tibor Reel.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>JasonJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08024899386567671603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-90768387529423183332008-12-23T06:58:00.000-08:002008-12-23T06:58:00.000-08:00I have 2 dogs from the Vieques Humane Society. They are wonderful dogs...our family is very lucky for finding our "Puerto Rican Wonders.".Cairdehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07862532309313586441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022872587477746849.post-8784750049525684332008-10-24T12:20:00.000-07:002008-10-24T12:20:00.000-07:00Great job on both article 1 and 2! Thanks!corhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970787875413962643noreply@blogger.com