The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission will hold a series of public comment meetings regarding the recent snook assessment.

The recent assessment concluded that snook are not meeting their management goal of 40% spawning potential ratio and increasing fishing effort is contributing to the declining SPR. And they will review the snook workgroup recommendations that include narrowing the current slot, changes to closed seasons, and dropping the Atlantic coast daily bag limit to 1-fish.

January 22, 2007, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Old County Court House, 2115 Second Street, Ft. Myers, FL 33901

January 23, 2007, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, 100 Eighth Avenue SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 KAS Auditorium

January 24, 2007, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, St. Lucie County Commission, 2300 Virginia Ave, Rm. 101 – Old Commission Chambers, Ft. Pierce, Fl 34982

January 25, 2007, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum, 300 Gulf Stream Way, Dania Beach, FL 33004

January 26, 2007, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Monroe County Library, Mile Marker 81.5 US Highway 1 (Florida Bay Side), Islamorada, FL 33036