The purpose and effect of the proposed rules is to allow for greater fishing opportunity for recreational and commercial fishers in Florida, where the spotted seatrout population stocks are exceeding the Commission’s management goal. The proposed rules would eliminate the current recreational closed months and would also extend the commercial season in each region from three to five months. The proposed rules would allow spotted seatrout inventory to be sold year-round and require spotted seatrout to be landed and have first point of sale in an open region. Additionally, the proposed rules would create a vessel limit of 150 spotted seatrout if two commercial licensees are aboard. It would separate the south region into two regions, the southeast and southwest, and would clarify that all spotted seatrout rules apply to state and federal waters.