12850092 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 12850092
Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

Department:	FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Division:	Marine Fisheries


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	The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME:	April 22, 2013, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and April 24, 2013, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

PLACE:	Webinar: http://fwc.adobeconnect.com/mfm/; Voice-only access – Contact Melissa.Recks@MyFWC.com or (850) 617-9630.

Subject:	The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (Commission) will be holding two webinars to gather public testimony regarding the proposed reorganization, standardization and cleanup of the Commission’s marine fisheries regulations. The proposed changes would reformat and standardize 20 of the current species chapters in 68B, FAC, and move current gear descriptions into the already existing Gear Definitions rule in 68B-4, FAC. The proposal also includes a new suite of general definitions and regulations that would apply to all saltwater fishing. The proposed general definitions for terms commonly used in marine fisheries regulations would be standardized and applied broadly. Other measures that could apply to all saltwater fishing include creation of a temporary possession allowance for weighing, measuring, and photographing fish; a requirement that all finfish and other regulated marine organisms being harvested be returned to the water immediately, following capture or after being temporarily possessed as described above; a clarification of the fishing license requirements; a prohibition on the retention of both a recreational and commercial bag limit for any single species on the same fishing trip; a prohibition on the possession, transport, sale, or purchase of illegally-caught marine species; a prohibition on the placement of traps in established navigational channels; and a provision that holds vessel operators responsible for any fishery violation that occurs on the vessel. PLEASE NOTE: Each webinar will cover the same topic; participants only need to attend one.


	A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Jessica McCawley, 2590 Executive Center Circle East, Suite 201, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, (850)487-0554.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:	4/9/2013 Vol. 39/69


REFERENCE MATERIALS:	No reference(s).

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