Have an opinion on shore-based shark fishing? Now is the time to share. Attend a workshop.
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For immediate release: July 11, 2018
Media contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943 or Amanda.Nalley@MyFWC.com
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Have an opinion on shore-based shark fishing? Now is the time to share. Attend a workshop.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is gathering public input on shore-based shark fishing. Share your thoughts on the future management of this fishery by attending a public workshop.
Workshops start at 6 p.m. local time:
- July 18: Bradenton, State College of Florida, Library and Learning Center – Together Manatee Community Room, 5840 26th St. W.
- July 19: Ft. Myers, Joseph P. D’Alessandro Office Complex, Room 165 C & D, 2295 Victoria Ave.
- Aug. 6: Panama City, Gulf Coast State College, The Russell C. Holley and Herbert P. Holley Language and Literature Building, Sarzin Lecture Hall, 5230 W. U.S. Highway 98.
- Aug. 7: Pensacola, Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center – Parks & Recreation Department, 913 S. I St.
- Aug. 20: South Daytona, Piggotte Community Center, Reception Hall Room, 504 Big Tree Road.
- Aug. 21: Jacksonville, Jacksonville University, J. Henry Gooding Building – Swisher Auditorium, 2800 University Blvd. N.
- Aug. 27: Melbourne Beach, Melbourne Beach Community Center, 509 Ocean Ave.
- Aug. 28: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Department of Planning, Zoning & Building – The Vista Center, 2300 N. Jog Road.
- Aug. 29: Miami, Miami City Hall – Commission Main Chambers, 3500 Pan American Drive.
- Aug. 30: Key Colony Beach, City Hall, 600 W. Ocean Drive.
If you cannot attend an in-person meeting, submit comments online by visiting MyFWC.com/SaltwaterComments. Staff is working on an advance copy of the presentation and a virtual workshop that should be available online in the near future. Additional details and updates to these meetings will be posted at MyFWC.com/Fishing (click on “Saltwater Fishing,” “Rulemaking” and “Workshops.”)
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