Redrum Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 Media statement: FWC Commission expands fishery management measures in response to red tide Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission sent this bulletin at 09/26/2018 12:52 PM EDT Sept. 26, 2018 Media statement: FWC Commission expands fishery management measures in response to red tide At its September meeting in Tallahassee, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) directed staff to expand a recent catch-and-release only measure for snook and redfish to include Tampa Bay (including all of Manatee and Hillsborough counties) as well as all of Pinellas and Pasco counties starting Friday, Sept. 28. The FWC also directed staff to extend these measures through May 10, 2019, in these and other areas previously made catch-and-release for redfish and snook. EO+18-45+Boundary+Map.jpg POWERED BY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JnamJnam Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 AWESOME NEWS! Glad they extended it. I was worried it was only going to be for the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Troy Posted September 27, 2018 Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 4 hours ago, JnamJnam said: AWESOME NEWS! Glad they extended it. I was worried it was only going to be for the month. NOT Sea trout should have been included. No guts no glory in my book. Shut all harvest down inshore and allow zero take of mullet by any means this year during the spawn. The FWC has failed in my eyes if they don't and I'm truly pissed, they will hear from me and many others as they have as of this morning. This is game on from me as a stakeholder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddyBottomBluz Posted September 27, 2018 Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 Good Point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Troy Posted September 27, 2018 Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 Very concerning the FWC cherry picked only the 2 inshore fish with gamefish status. The commercially targeted Jacks, Ladyfish Mullet and Sea Trout are in as much trouble as everthing else and are all part of the ecosystem. They should stop all harvest in the areas that have had massive kills. People get all excited about seeing big fish laying on the beaches but forget those big snook were there to spawn and were full of eggs. We have lost a year class of spawn as well as a lot of year of young fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polliwog Posted September 27, 2018 Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 The other point is the areas of the 10k will now be the target for fishing for Reds and snook. We don't need to see hundreds more boats at the ramps in Goodland, Port of isles and the area of Chokoloski. The whole area needs protection till this mess is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polliwog Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 The other thought on this serious matter is for all those coming down to the 10K, God bless you, because you will need it, thrust me on this!! I 've played in this playground for 15 yrs and I'm not comfortable yet,and at my age probably never will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabear Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 I am not sure if I would want to eat a fish that is or had been in a area where the fish where all dying from the red tide . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownBear Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 On 9/26/2018 at 4:03 PM, Capt. Troy said: Sea trout should have been included. No guts no glory in my book. Shut all harvest down inshore and allow zero take of mullet by any means this year during the spawn. The FWC has failed in my eyes if they don't and I'm truly pissed, they will hear from me and many others as they have as of this morning. I was wondering about that. Hadn't planned on killing anything anyway, but now I'm wondering just how much I'll fish this winter. Might be a good time to give the fish a break, even from C&R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Troy Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 7 hours ago, dabear said: I am not sure if I would want to eat a fish that is or had been in a area where the fish where all dying from the red tide . Just check your fish you catch for distress and don't eat a half a dozen oysters for an appetizer. If that red don't fight throw him back. Remember, cooking does not destroy red tide toxins. Do not ever eat distressed or dead animals regardless of whether red tide is in the area. Consumption of shellfish that are contaminated by K. brevis toxins can cause Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning (NSP). NSP symptoms usually appear within a couple of hours of eating contaminated shellfish and they last for a few days. Symptoms can include: gastro-intestinal distress, reversal of hot and cold sensations, headache, chills and generalized muscle weakness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ififish Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 At 103 degrees yesterday, I could use some hot and cold sensations reversal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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