The
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will hold a
workshop in Carrabelle in mid-March to get input on possibe changes
to the local gag grouper season.
Gag
grouper fishing is allowed in state waters off the coast of Franklin,
Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties from April 1st to June 30th.
For
the rest of the state and in federal waters the season runs from June
1st through December 31st.
The
regional season was created in 2012 to provide fishing opportunities
for recreational anglers when gag grouper are closer to shore and can
be safely accessed by smaller boats.
The
FWC has now received requests from stakeholders to extend the local
season and said they will consider possible changes at a future
meeting - but first they want to get more input.
They
have scheduled a series of workshops in the area to discuss the issue
further.
The
workshops will be in Carrabelle on March 13th, in Perry on March
15th, and in Tallahassee on March the 16th.
All
of the workshops will run from 6 to 8 PM.
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