 Lily and Peyton Naylor show off the spotted seatrout Lily caught.
Submit your photos by emailing them to Saltwater@MyFWC.com.
Commission Meeting – Tallahassee
Action: Marine Fisheries Management items Feb. 10
Information: Items on the agenda include:
Discussions on:
- Federal fishery management updates
- Annual Workplan
- Red drum stock assessment
Potential regulatory changes on:
- Red snapper (Gulf): 2016 recreational season
- Gag and black grouper (Gulf): Increasing recreational size limit for both species and setting gag recreational season.
- Dwarf seahorse: Prohibiting harvest north of Anclote Key State Park Lighthouse and Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, reducing recreational and commercial bag/trip limits, and creating an annual commercial quota.
Links for
more information:
Agenda [MyFWC.com]
Mutton Snapper Workshops
Information:
The FWC is holding a series of public workshops to gather public input on potential
management changes for mutton snapper.
Staff will provide a brief presentation about mutton snapper
management issues that are currently being worked on and will solicit
stakeholder concerns and comments about these issues.
Feb. 1 - Ft. Lauderdale
SAFMC and FWC Workshop 4-7 p.m.
Hilton Garden Inn Fort Lauderdale Airport-Cruise Port
180 SW 18th Avenue
Dania Beach/Ft Lauderdale, FL 33004
Feb. 2 - Duck Key
SAFMC and FWC Workshop 4-7 p.m.
Hawks Cay
61 Hawks Cay Blvd
Duck Key, FL 33050
Feb. 3 - Key West
SAFMC and FWC Workshop 4-7 p.m.
Key West Marriott Beachside Hotel
3841 North Roosevelt Boulevard
Key West, FL 33040
Feb. 4 - Key Largo
FWC Workshop 6-8 p.m.
Murray Nelson Government
Center
102050 Overseas
Highway
Key Largo, FL 33037
Feb. 15 - St. Petersburg
FWC Workshop
6-8 p.m.
3rd Floor Conference Room
100 8th Avenue SE
St. Petersburg, FL 33201
Feb. 16 - Naples
FWC Workshop 6-8 p.m.
Golden Gate Community Center
4701 Golden Gate Pkwy
Naples, FL 34116
Feb. 17 - Stuart
FWC Workshop
6-8 p.m.
City of Stuart
Commission Chambers
121 SW Flagler Avenue
Stuart, FL 34994
Feb. 24 - Webinar
FWC Workshop 5:30-7:30 p.m.
RSVP to the Division of Marine Fisheries Management at
850-487-0554 to obtain instructions to join the meeting via the voice-only
line.
Links for
more information:
Workshops [MyFWC.com]
Barracuda Workshops
Information: These workshops will help FWC gather public input and
develop a better understanding of the public’s view on management of barracuda,
including discussing recent management changes that went into effect Nov. 1,
2015, and whether there is a need for any additional management changes.
Feb. 22 - Key West
6-8 p.m.
Harvey Governmental Center
1200 Truman Ave.
Key West, Florida 33040
Feb. 24 - Islamorada
6-8 p.m.
Founders Park Community Center
87000 Overseas Hwy.
Islamorada, Florida 33036
Feb. 25 - Jupiter
6-8 p.m.
The River Center
Burt Reynolds Park
805 U.S. Highway 1
Jupiter, Florida 33477
Links for
more information:
Workshops [MyFWC.com]
Anemone Workshop
Information: This workshop will focus on the
management of a variety of anemones in Florida, including specific
discussions about the giant Caribbean anemone (Condylactis gigantea),
which was closed to harvest in 2012.
Feb. 23 - Key Colony Beach
6-8 p.m.
City of Key Colony Beach – City Hall
600 West Ocean Drive
Key Colony Beach, Florida 33051
Links for
more information:
Workshops [MyFWC.com]
Snook - Atlantic
Action: Season opens Feb. 1
Information: The
recreational harvest season for snook in Atlantic state and federal waters
(from the Miami-Dade/Monroe county line north) including Lake Okeechobee and
the Kissimmee River will open Feb. 1.
Links for
more information:
Snook [MyFWC.com]
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