As the outdoors editor for the state's largest daily newspaper for more than 20 years, Terry Tomalin has fished and boated his way from Pensacola to Key West. An avid inshore and offshore angler, scuba diver, power boater and sailor, he has traveled the world and still believes Florida is the best place on earth. Terry Gibson, raised in South Florida's woods and waters, is one of the state's most prolific outdoor writers. He has spent his life fishing, surfing, diving and hunting across the world. And he's firmly of the belief that there's no place like home.
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November 28, 2012
Tarpon may soon get special status in Florida. Credit: MyFWC.com
Tarpon and snook are two of Florida’s most popular recreationally caught species. But should they be given special status? The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will host a series of webinars to gather public input on sportfish and gamefish status for these and other popular saltwater fish.
These online events, scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Dec. 10 and Dec. 12, are free and open to the public. But because the same topic will be discussed on both dates, state biologists task that interested parties register and participate in only one webinar.
Suggested parameters for game fish include no commercial harvest, possession or sale; fish could be targeted only with hook and line; and captain and crew of for-hire vessels such as charter boats would have a bag limit of zero.
The sport fish designation, as proposed, would offer a higher level of protection than for game fish by including no recreational harvest as well as no commercial harvest, possession or sale and targeting sport fish only with hook and line. For more information, click here:
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