The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told its staff to craft a regulation it has proposed that would allow 100 goliaths to be caught and kept annually during a four-year period. Supported by fishing groups, the proposed limited harvest calls for a lottery to issue $300-per-week licenses that allow each recipient to catch and kill one goliath, with proceeds funding research of the species.The Florida Fish and Wild life Commission instructed its staff to work on a regulation it has proposed that would allow 100 goliaths to be caught and kept annually during a four-year period. Supported by fishing groups, the proposed limited harvest calls for a lottery to issue $300-per-week licenses that allow each recipient to catch and kill one Goliath Grouper, with proceeds funding research of the species. Now this doesn't mean the regulation would be approved (even over the next few years) but the Idea is being tossed around. No one knows exactly how many goliath groupers are out there but commissioner Robert Spotwood and the staff believes the species has bounced back enough for a limited harvest. If we hear anything else on this we will keep you looped.
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