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FWC Tries Localized Approach to Snook Management

FWC statewide snook workshops start this Thursday, attend in person or offer your insights online.

FWC Tries Localized Approach to Snook Management

Near-record snook caught in June of 2022 on live mullet in Jupiter, Florida, where the local snook fishery is relatively healthy, for now.

Thursday, March 23 kicks off a series of FWC statewide snook workshops adopting a holistic approach for snook management that includes reviewing environmental and human factors like habitat, fishing effort and feedback to evaluate the fishery on a more local scale.

FWC is proposing 10 new management regions with snook regulations based on the status of the fishery in each region. The public is encouraged to attend one of the FWC’s in-person workshops that are being held throughout the state. All workshops will run from 6 PM to 8 PM.

FWC Statewide Snook Workshops:

March 23 - Sebastian City Hall
1225 Main Street
Sebastian, FL 32958

March 27 - South Florida Water Management District, Building 1
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406


March 28 - Crystal River City Hall Council Chambers
123 N.W. U.S. Highway 19
Crystal River, FL 34428

March 28 - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Karen A. Steidinger Auditorium
100 Eighth Ave. S.E.
St. Petersburg, FL 33701

March 28 - Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center Auditorium
300 Tower Road
Naples, FL 34113


March 28 - Stuart City Hall, Commission Chambers
121 S.W. Flagler Avenue
Stuart, FL 34994

March 28 - Brannon Center
105 South Riverside Drive
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168


March 29 - Charlotte County Administration Center, Room 119
18500 Murdock Circle
Port Charlotte, FL 33948

March 29 - St. Lucie County Commission Chambers
2300 Virginia Avenue
Ft. Pierce, FL 34982

March 30 - Bayfront Community Center
803 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34236

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March 30 - Joseph P. D’Alessandro Office Complex
2295 Victoria Avenue
Ft. Myers, FL 33901

March 30 - UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County
18710 SW 288th Street
Homestead, FL 33030

If you are unable to attend a workshop, visit MyFWC.com/SaltwaterComments and click on “Workshops” to watch a recorded presentation or find recordings on the

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