The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announces a workshop to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: July 12, 2010, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (EDT) (5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (CDT) for the Panama City location)
PLACE: The public may access this workshop via voice-only line and video conference. Please RSVP to the Division of Marine Fisheries Management at (850)487-0554 to confirm a location or obtain instructions to join the meeting via the voice-only line. The public may access the video conference at the following locations:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Berkeley Building
2590 Executive Center Circle, East
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850)487-0554

Northwest Regional Office
3911 Hwy. 2321
Panama City, FL 32409
(850)265-3676

North Central Regional Office
3377 E. US Hwy. 90
Lake City, FL 32055
(386)758-0525

Northeast Regional Office
1239 S. W. 10th Street
Ocala, FL 34471
(352)732-1225

Southwest Regional Office
3900 Drane Field Road
Lakeland, FL 33811
(863)648-3200

South Regional Office
8535 Northlake Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33412
(561)625-5122

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
100 Eighth Avenue, S. E.
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727)896-8626

South Florida Regional Lab
Marathon Government Center
2796 Overseas Highway
Mile Marker 48.5
Marathon, FL 33050
(305)289-2330
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is holding a video workshop to gather public testimony regarding potential rule changes for permit, pompano, and African pompano. The following regulations are also being considered for permit and pompano for extension into federal waters: the combined permit and pompano recreational bag limit of six fish, including one fish over 20 inches, the pompano and permit slot limit of 11-20 inches fork length, and allowable recreational gears. There will also be a discussion of spearfishing for permit in federal waters. For commercial regulations for permit, the changes being considered are establishing a commercial trip limit of 250 fish per day and allowing Pompano Endorsement holders to use allowable gears for pompano to catch permit inside the Pompano Endorsement Zone. The potential rule changes being considered for African pompano include extending the following state regulations into federal waters: size limit, bag limit, and gear rules. There will also be a discussion of commercial harvest and spearfishing in federal waters for African pompano.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Mark Robson, 2590 Executive Center Circle, East, Suite 201, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, (850)487-0554.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: The ADA Coordinator at (850)488-6411. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
For more information, you may contact: Mark Robson, 2590 Executive Center Circle, East, Suite 201, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, (850)487-0554.