The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: December 15, 2010, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (EDT) (5:00 p.m. – 7:00 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
Farris Bryant Building
2nd Floor, Conference Room
620 S. Meridian Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(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 purpose of these workshops is to review the Commission’s recent regional analysis of the red drum stock assessment. Possible rule changes will be discussed including creating regional management areas for red drum and raising the bag limit to two red drum per person per day in the two northern regions of the state. Possible rule changes will also be discussed for the southeast region of the state.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Mark Robson, 620 S. Meridian Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399, (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, 620 S. Meridian Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399, (850)487-0554.