The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a number of public hearings in Florida this month to take public comments on Draft Amendment 50

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a number of public hearings in Florida this month to take public comments on Draft Amendment 50 – which would allow states to manage recreational red snapper fishing. 

The Council is currently considering a plan that would provide flexibility to the Gulf states to set the recreational red snapper fishing season and potentially other management measures.

The proposal has been under consideration for a number of years but there has been a growing call for the changes as the recreational fishing season for red snapper in federal waters has become progressively shorter despite regular increases in the recreational annual catch limit .

The closest public hearing to our area will be on Wednesday, January the 23^rd at the Farris Bryant Building in Tallahassee.

If you can't make the workshop but still want to comment, you can do so on-line at MyFWC.com/SaltwaterComments.

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