FWC seeks saltwater fishermen for online Florida Saltwater Fishing Panel

If you go saltwater fishing in Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission want to learn about your experiences and opinions through the new online Florida Saltwater Fishing Panel.

Anyone with a valid Florida saltwater fishing license can sign up to take part in the panel, which begins this summer.

Registered panel members will be asked to complete one Web-based survey per month for a one-year period.

Each survey will take about 15 minutes to complete.

While most of each survey will focus on the angler’s last saltwater fishing trip in Florida during the previous month, surveys may also include questions about current or proposed fishing regulations, licenses, conservation of fish stocks and management effectiveness.

FWC researchers will use survey data to estimate the economic impact and value of saltwater fishing in Florida and will take information gathered from panelists into consideration as part of management and policy-making decisions.

And you will be rewarded for your time.

Panel members will receive a coupon from West Marine for each monthly survey they complete.

If you are interested you can sign up at fwcsaltwaterfishingpanel.com.

Interested anglers must register by August 20th to receive the September survey. 

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