Creel surveys are part of the job that the Natural Resource Management team at the park do, and by extension, my primal responsibility this summer. There are two distinctive marinas along Biscayne Bay and within Biscayne National Park, which are: Black Point and Homestead Bay Front. Here is where I have been conducting in-person creel surveys to recreational fishers coming back. These surveys are voluntary, so it is up to the fishers to allow for questioning and to answer honestly. Between the questions I would ask them would be their expertise, the type of fishing, the time they were actively fishing for, the area, their expected catch, and their actual catch. Finally, and most importantly, I will ask permission to board the boat and measure the fish with a ruler. If species do not attain with the regulations of size and/or quantity, I would explain that regulations within the park are different than from outside, and give them brochures plus more info on where to find all they need to know about them. Overall, these surveys are not only processed and analyzed to evaluate if the Fishery Management Plan is working and to improve it, but also as a way of educating recreational fishers. It has been highly educating and satisfactory to conduct this surveys because I get to interact with people (that will remember you) and because I am constantly and actively learning and bettering my speech skills and overall knowledge about conservation and marine ecosystem’s interconnection with humanity.