The
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is looking for
public input on future management of the stone crab fishery.
A
long-term declining trend in stone crab landings indicates a decline
in the stone crab population and the fishery is likely undergoing
overfishing.
Potential
regulation changes include moving the end of stone crab season from
May 15th to April 9th.
They
could also extend the post-season trap retrieval period from 5 days
to 10 days after the season ends.
FWC
is also considering increasing the minimum claw size limit by 1/8
inch to 2 7/8 inches and limiting the possession of whole stone crabs
on the water to 2 “checker boxes,” each up to12 cubic feet.
FWC
will hold two virtual stone crab workshops to gather public input
about management of the fishery on June 16th and 18th.
All
commercial and recreational stakeholders interested in stone crab
management are encouraged to attend.
The
workshops will start at 6 p.m., Eastern time and you can connect to
the meetings by going to FWC.adobeconnect.com/mfm
http://live.oysterradio.com/
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