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Snapper Grouper Public Meetings July 13-16

11.02.32 AM

Attend the local meetings in Florida fishing communities to talk with Council members and staff on draft goals and strategies to guide long-term management of the snapper grouper fishery Stakeholders in the snapper grouper fishery are invited to attend upcoming meetings in four Florida fishing communities to hear a presentation and have informal discussions about each of the four strategic focus areas in the Draft Vision Blueprint – Science, Management, Communication, and Governance. Council members and staff will be on hand to talk with the public about specific items in the Draft Vision Blueprint and what the public supports and does not support. Meetings will be held in the following locations in Florida and will start at 6pm. The public can attend the meeting in-person or participate via webinar. Webinar registration is required as is available under the Visioning Project page on the Council’s website. The meeting/webinar schedule is as follows: July 13 6 PM Hampton Inn & Suites 95 Vilano Road St. Augustine, FL 32084 July 14 6 PM FL FWC Northeast Region/ Titusville Office 1A Max Brewer Memorial Parkway Titusville, FL 32796 July 15 6 PM City of Stuart Offices 121 SW Flagler Avenue Stuart, FL 34994 July 16 6 PM Marathon Government Center 2798 Overseas Highway, 1st floor Marathon, FL 33050 WHAT IS IN THE DRAFT VISION BLUEPRINT? The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is developing a long-term “vision” for managing the snapper grouper fishery. After collecting public input in 2014 at regional port meetings, input from the port meetings and ideas from Council members were compiled into the Draft Vision Blueprint. The Draft Vision Blueprint consists of proposed objectives and actions under the four broad goals of: ADDITIONAL COMMENT STATION MEETINGS All meetings begin at 6 pm and the public can participate in-person or via webinar. Details of the meeting locations and webinar registration are available under the Visioning Project page on the Council’s website. SOUTH CAROLINA: July 20 – Murrells Inlet July 21 – Mt. Pleasant (Charleston) GEORGIA: July 22 – Shellman Bluff July 23 – Brunswick NORTH CAROLINA: July 28 – Wilmington July 29 – Morehead City July 30 – Wanchese – See more at: http://www.thefishingwire.com/story/351129#sthash.AD1EcybS.dpuf

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