F I S H T A G S / M A R I N E F I S H E R I E S C O M M E N T S
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission’s (FWC) Division of Marine Fisheries Management wants to hear from you. In
an effort to keep stakeholders informed and
to gather public input on upcoming issues, a
new webpage has been created: MyFWC.com/
SaltwaterComments.
Keep track of items expected to be discussed
by the Commission in future meetings and
provide your thoughts on fishery management
in state waters (shore to 3 nautical miles in the
Atlantic and shore to 9 nautical miles in the
Gulf) by visiting the new webpage.
To comment, fill out the form at the bottom of the commenting page. Comments can
also be emailed to Marine@MyFWC.com or
submitted over the phone at 850-487-0554.
Have a question instead of a comment? Email
Marine@MyFWC.com, call 850-487-0554 or
send your question in via Ask FWC.
FWC encourages saltwater anglers to
report the recapture of tagged fish
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission tags and releases thousands of fish
per year in an effort to study their movement
patterns, growth and survival. Participating in
this research is a great way to get involved in citizen science, plus you will receive a free T-shirt!
There are four options to quickly and easily
report tagged reef fish:
ʄ Call our Angler Tag Return Hotline at
1-800-367-4461
ʄ Email TagReturn@MyFWC.com
ʄ Report using the FWC Reporter mobile
application (available in Google Play and
iTunes)
ʄ Send to our mailing address:
Stock Enhancement Research Facility
14495 Harllee Road
Port Manatee, FL 34221
When reporting a tagged fish, please remember
to include the following crucial information:
ʄ Your name, mailing address, phone number
and T-shirt size
ʄ Tag color, prefix and number (e.g. FDxxxxx,
ECxxxxx, FWCxxxx)
ʄ Date and location of capture
» Latitude and longitude of capture
» Departure Port/City
» Caught in: (Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Coast, FL Keys)
ʄ Fish length (pinched total length) and species
ʄ Was fish harvested or released?
ʄ If released, was tag removed?
ʄ Type of vessel (charter, headboat, private,
commercial)
If you are not planning to harvest the tagged
fish, please release the fish with tag intact
if possible. Subsequent recaptures by other
anglers will help inform fishery managers
on the status of our fisheries. To learn more
about our reef fish tagging efforts, please visit
MyFWC.com/Research and click on "Saltwater" and "Fish Tags."
Share your marine fisheries comments
on new saltwater commenting webpage
10 July 1, 2017
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
51
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission’s (FWC) Division of Marine Fisheries Management wants to hear from you. In
an effort to keep stakeholders informed and
to gather public input on upcoming issues, a
new webpage has been created: MyFWC.com/
SaltwaterComments.
Keep track of items expected to be discussed
by the Commission in future meetings and
provide your thoughts on fishery management
in state waters (shore to 3 nautical miles in the
Atlantic and shore to 9 nautical miles in the
Gulf) by visiting the new webpage.
To comment, fill out the form at the bottom of the commenting page. Comments can
also be emailed to Marine@MyFWC.com or
submitted over the phone at 850-487-0554.
Have a question instead of a comment? Email
Marine@MyFWC.com, call 850-487-0554 or
send your question in via Ask FWC.
FWC encourages saltwater anglers to
report the recapture of tagged fish
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission tags and releases thousands of fish
per year in an effort to study their movement
patterns, growth and survival. Participating in
this research is a great way to get involved in citizen science, plus you will receive a free T-shirt!
There are four options to quickly and easily
report tagged reef fish:
ʄ Call our Angler Tag Return Hotline at
1-800-367-4461
ʄ Email TagReturn@MyFWC.com
ʄ Report using the FWC Reporter mobile
application (available in Google Play and
iTunes)
ʄ Send to our mailing address:
Stock Enhancement Research Facility
14495 Harllee Road
Port Manatee, FL 34221
When reporting a tagged fish, please remember
to include the following crucial information:
ʄ Your name, mailing address, phone number
and T-shirt size
ʄ Tag color, prefix and number (e.g. FDxxxxx,
ECxxxxx, FWCxxxx)
ʄ Date and location of capture
» Latitude and longitude of capture
» Departure Port/City
» Caught in: (Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Coast, FL Keys)
ʄ Fish length (pinched total length) and species
ʄ Was fish harvested or released?
ʄ If released, was tag removed?
ʄ Type of vessel (charter, headboat, private,
commercial)
If you are not planning to harvest the tagged
fish, please release the fish with tag intact
if possible. Subsequent recaptures by other
anglers will help inform fishery managers
on the status of our fisheries. To learn more
about our reef fish tagging efforts, please visit
MyFWC.com/Research and click on "Saltwater" and "Fish Tags."
Share your marine fisheries comments
on new saltwater commenting webpage
10 July 1, 2017
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
51