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Workshops scheduled on plan to help
recover traps from marine waters
April 26, 2007
Contact: Lee Schlesinger, (850) 487-0554
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission has scheduled a series of public workshops to get
feedback on a proposed plan to help spiny lobster, stone crab
and blue crab fishers recover their traps following major
storms.
The plan would let licensed trap fishers
designate people to recover and possess their traps when the
governor and FWC declare an emergency.
The plan also would exempt local, state or
federal officials from having to get FWC approval before
removing traps, derelict traps and trap debris from areas where
trapping is prohibited.
The FWC wants to hear what people think about
the plan at the workshops, all of which will take place from 6-8
p.m. as follows:
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Monday, May 14
South Miami Community Center
5800 S.W. 66th St.
Miami |
Thursday, May 17
Joseph P. D’Alessandro Office Complex
2295 Victoria Ave.
Ft. Myers
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Wednesday, May 16
Key Largo School
Middle School Media Center
104801 Overseas Highway
Key Largo
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Tuesday, May 22
City Hall Council Chambers
123 N.W. Highway 19
Crystal River |
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Wednesday, May 16
Harvey Government Center
1200 Truman Ave.
Key West |
Wednesday, May 23
St. Marks Volunteer Fire Department
32 Shell Island Rd.
St. Marks |
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). |
