Tarpon Fishing

FWC Public Workshops:

Potential Rule Changes for the Tarpon and Bonefish Fisheries

Share your input on these important issues by participating in a workshop!

TOPIC: The purpose of these workshops is to gather public input on potential changes in the tarpon and bonefish rules to make them catch-and-release only fisheries throughout Florida’s state and federal waters. 

Possible changes include:

·  Eliminating the tarpon bag limit and allowing the harvest and possession of a single tarpon in conjunction with a tarpon tag only when in pursuit of an IGFA record

·  Modifying the tarpon tag program, including reporting requirements and calendar year, and

·  Discontinuing the bonefish tournament exemption permit that allows tournament anglers to temporarily possess bonefish for transport to a tournament scale. 

TIME: 6-8 p.m. EDT

WHEN and WHERE:

·        April 1: St. Petersburg at Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, 100 Eighth Ave. S.E.

·        April 2: Dania Beach at IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum, 300 Gulf Stream Way

·        April 3: Key Colony Beach at City Hall, Mile Marker 53.5, 600 W. Ocean Drive

·        April 8: Statewide webinar and telephone conference call. Visit MyFWC.com/Fishing/Saltwater/Rulemaking/Workshops.

For more information call the Division of Marine Fisheries Management at 850-487-0554.

Please feel free to distribute this flyer to others who may be interested in attending one of these workshops.

Amanda Nalley

Public Information Specialist

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Division of Marine Fisheries Management