3267753 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

Florida Department of State and Division of Library and Information Services


Notice: 3267753
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:	January 16, 2007, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m

PLACE:	FWC, 620 S. Meridian, Farris Bryant Building, 2nd Floor Conference Rm, Tallahassee, FL 32399

Subject:	This is a rescheduled workshop due to inclement weather on the night of the original workshop on November 15, 2006. This workshop will review the Commission’s recent red drum assessment, and to review the red drum workgroup recommendations that include narrowing the current slot limit, a potential one-month closure, and increasing the management goal to 40% escapement. The recent assessment has concluded that while red drum are currently meeting their management goal of 30% escapement, increasing fishing effort is causing the escapement rate to decline potentially below 30% by the next assessment in 2009.


	A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Mark Robson, at 620 S. Meridian, Tallahassee, FL 32399, (850)487-0554.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:	12/15/2006 Vol. 32/50


REFERENCE MATERIALS:	No reference(s).

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