Jan. 21 - At St. Augustine, in the St. Johns County Auditorium. Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering several proposals that would standardize regulations statewide, as well as change daily bag limits or the closed season. A change in the commercial harvest season also is included.
More anglers seek the spotted seatrout than any other saltwater species in Florida.
The commission will open a series of seven public workshops on the plan around the state starting Thursday. Two will be held on Florida's east coast, one at Viera in the Government Center on Jan. 18, and another at St. Augustine in the St. Johns County Auditorium on Jan. 21. All others will be held on the Gulf Coast. 8 p.m. Lee Schlesinger, a spokesman for the commission's marine fisheries division, said one or two members of the commission, along with Jorge Laguna, the fisheries management analyst for the division, will attend. Then, we'll present the information to the commission.