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The purpose of this Two-Part Snook Meeting will be first, an informational forum and following that a public workshop. The first half of the meeting (1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.) will be used to present to the public a summary of snook biology and the types of data FWC uses to develop the snook stock assessment. Following, there will be a public workshop (3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.) to gather testimony regarding the management of snook in Florida, including the proposed recommendations made by the FWC Snook Workgroup for keeping the management goal at 40% SPR, dropping the bag limit to one-fish on the East coast, possibly changing the fishing season, and changing the slot limit.