Feb 06
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has approved a rule amendment to help reduce the number of traps that can be used in the commercial spiny lobster fishery.
The rule change will end a 5-year moratorium on the reduction of lobster traps in Florida. However, the number of traps will be reduced only when a commercial lobster harvester decides to sell or transfer his FWC-issued trap certificates to someone outside his immediate family. The new rule will allow the harvester to sell or transfer all but 10 percent of those certificates.
Original post by FWC Fishing News
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