02-08-2008, 05:10 PM
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has scheduled a series of public workshops regarding Florida's commercial mullet fishery.
The Commission is considering ways to allow more fishing opportunities for commercial mullet fishermen, including possibly modifying the July-through-January weekend closures for the commercial harvest of mullet.
The FWC encourages interested people to participate at the workshops, all of which will be held from 6-8 p.m., as follows:
Monday, Feb. 11
Regency Square Regional Library<br />
9900 Regency Square Blvd.<br />
Jacksonville
Tuesday, Feb. 12<br />
Central Brevard Library and Reference Center<br />
308 Forrest Ave.<br />
Cocoa
Tuesday, Feb. 19<br />
Gulf Coast Community College, Student Union East<br />
Gibson Lecture Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room<br />
5230 W. U.S. Highway 98<br />
Panama City
Wednesday, Feb. 20<br />
Tallahassee Community College<br />
5 Crescent Way<br />
Crawfordville
Monday, Feb. 25<br />
FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute<br />
Karen A. Steidinger Auditorium<br />
100 Eighth Ave., S.E.<br />
St. Petersburg
Tuesday, Feb. 26<br />
Joseph P. D'Alessandro Office Complex<br />
2295 Victoria Ave.<br />
Ft. Myers
Wednesday, Feb. 27<br />
City Hall Council Chambers<br />
123 N.W. Highway 19<br />
Crystal River
Contact Lee Schlesinger at 850-487-0554 for more information about the workshops.
Anyone requiring special accommodations to participate in the workshops should advise the FWC at least five calendar days before the workshop by contacting Cindy Hoffman at 850-488-6411. If you are hearing- or speech-impaired, contact the FWC using the Florida Relay Service at 800-955-8771 (TTY) or 800-955-8770 (voice).
The Commission is considering ways to allow more fishing opportunities for commercial mullet fishermen, including possibly modifying the July-through-January weekend closures for the commercial harvest of mullet.
The FWC encourages interested people to participate at the workshops, all of which will be held from 6-8 p.m., as follows:
Monday, Feb. 11
Regency Square Regional Library<br />
9900 Regency Square Blvd.<br />
Jacksonville
Tuesday, Feb. 12<br />
Central Brevard Library and Reference Center<br />
308 Forrest Ave.<br />
Cocoa
Tuesday, Feb. 19<br />
Gulf Coast Community College, Student Union East<br />
Gibson Lecture Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room<br />
5230 W. U.S. Highway 98<br />
Panama City
Wednesday, Feb. 20<br />
Tallahassee Community College<br />
5 Crescent Way<br />
Crawfordville
Monday, Feb. 25<br />
FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute<br />
Karen A. Steidinger Auditorium<br />
100 Eighth Ave., S.E.<br />
St. Petersburg
Tuesday, Feb. 26<br />
Joseph P. D'Alessandro Office Complex<br />
2295 Victoria Ave.<br />
Ft. Myers
Wednesday, Feb. 27<br />
City Hall Council Chambers<br />
123 N.W. Highway 19<br />
Crystal River
Contact Lee Schlesinger at 850-487-0554 for more information about the workshops.
Anyone requiring special accommodations to participate in the workshops should advise the FWC at least five calendar days before the workshop by contacting Cindy Hoffman at 850-488-6411. If you are hearing- or speech-impaired, contact the FWC using the Florida Relay Service at 800-955-8771 (TTY) or 800-955-8770 (voice).