Subject


The purpose of this meeting is to conduct a workshop to gather public testimony regarding management recommendations made by the FWC’s ad hoc Spiny Lobster Advisory Board regarding the agencies’ comprehensive evaluation of its spiny lobster management strategy. Issues to be discussed will encompass all aspects of management of the commercial and recreational fisheries and will include, but not be limited to, allocation of landings between fishing sectors, season length, mechanisms to reduce lobster traps, license fee structure, the Special Two-Day Sport Season and the commercial dive endorsement.