FWC's Fishing in the Know Division of Marine Fisheries Management Monthly Newsletter

February 2015 FWC's Fishing in the Know Division of Marine Fisheries Management Monthly Newsletter Tom Twyford and a red drum. Submit your photos by emailing them toSaltwater@MyFWC.com. Commission Meeting Action: Marine Fisheries Management items Feb. 4-5 Information:  The FWC Commission will discuss several marine fisheries management items Feb. 4-5 at the meeting in Jacksonville including: Establishing an official Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day Federal fishery management updates Magnuson Stevens Act Reauthorization And draft rules on: Setting the 2015 Gulf red snapper season Making the Lobster Commercial Dive Endorsement transferrable Changes to the Restricted Species Endorsement qualification requirements Links for more information: Commission Meeting [MyFWC.com] Snook - Atlantic Action: Season opens Feb. 1 Information:  The recreational harvest season for snook in Atlantic state and federal waters (from the Miami-Dade/Monroe county line north) including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River will open Feb. 1. Links for more information: Snook [MyFWC.com] Bully netting - workshops Action:  Three workshops scheduled for February Information:  The public is invited to attend one of three public workshops on commercial bully netting for spiny lobster scheduled for February. At these workshops, FWC will gather stakeholder input on commercial license requirements, commercial harvest limits and other potential management measures. Workshop schedule (all are from 6 to 8 p.m. EST): Feb. 23: Key West, Harvey Government Center – BOCC Room, 1200 Truman Ave. Feb. 24: Key Colony Beach, City Hall, 600 West Ocean Drive Feb. 26: Key Largo, Murray Nelson Government Center – Auditorium, 102050 Overseas Highway Links for more information: Workshops [MyFWC.com] Barracuda - Workshops Action: Three workshops scheduled for February-March Information: The public is invited to attend one of three public workshops on barracuda scheduled for late February and early March. At these workshops, FWC will gather stakeholder input on potential commercial and recreational bag limits, size limits, gear restrictions, region-specific regulations and other related management options for barracuda. Workshop schedule (all are from 6 to 8 p.m. EST): Feb. 25: Key Colony Beach, City Hall, 600 West Ocean Drive March 3: Dania Beach, International Game Fish Association Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum, 300 Gulf Stream Way March 5: Statewide webinar and telephone conference; Webinar: Http://fwc.adobeconnect.com/mfm ; Voice-only access contactMarine@MyFWC.com or 850-487-0554 in advance of the workshop.  Links for more information: Workshops [MyFWC.com] IN THIS ISSUE Commission Meeting Snook - Atlantic Bully netting - Workshops Barracuda - Workshops  Online Verision Here! Seth Acton with a lionfish. SEASON UPDATES February-March State waters are from shore to 9 nautical miles in the Gulf and from shore to 3 nautical miles in the Atlantic. Feb. 1 – ·         Snook (Atlantic) opens March 1 ·         Snook (Gulf) opens EVENTS February-March Feb. 4-5: FWC Commission Meeting – Jacksonville Feb. 5-16: Florida State Fair - Tampa Feb. 23: Bully netting workshop – Key West Feb. 24: Bully netting workshop – Key Colony Beach Feb. 25: Barracuda workshop – Key Colony Beach Feb. 26: Bully netting workshop – Key Largo Feb. 28: Kids’ Fishing Clinic – Crystal River March 3: Barracuda Workshop – Dania Beach March 5: Barracuda Workshop – Webinar and Conference Call March 28: Kids’ Fishing Clinic - Daytona Contact: 850-487-0554 ormarine@myfwc.com Get the Marine Fisheries Monthly via email at MyFWC.com by clicking on “Sign up for updates ”

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