On April 24 2018 the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meet in Fl Lauderdale and extra day to help many new commissioners understand how marine fisheries are managed.
Goal: The purpose of this workshop is to provide the Commissioners with a forum to learn about and discuss state and federal marine fisheries management. This includes data collection and stock assessment processes at the state and federal level.
Agenda
- Introduction to marine fisheries management
- Data collection and stock assessments: role of science
- State process and workplan
- Federal fishery management process
- State vs federal process contrast and successful examples
Additional Resources Marine Acronym List and Glossary of Commonly Used Terms