Recreational Summer Flounder Fishery Measures

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[size 3]Public Informational Meeting on 2008
Recreational Summer Flounder Fishery Measures[/size]
The DEP Marine Fisheries Division is holding an informational meeting to hear public input on proposed approaches to meet mandatory harvest target reductions for the 2008 recreational summer flounder fishery.

Connecticut must implement a [red]reduction in harvest of 30% in 2008[/red] to comply with mandatory provisions of the Summer Flounder Fishery Management Plan of the Mid - Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. The Department is seeking input on various options that include changes to the open season, creel limit and/or minimum size.

The meeting will be held at:

7:00 PM, Tuesday, March 11, 2008
DEP Marine Headquarters Education Center
333 Ferry Road
Old Lyme, CT 06371

Take I-95 to Exit 70 to Route 156 south, turn right onto Ferry Road, follow to the end.
The Education Center located at the rear of the property.


For further information, contact the

DEP Marine Fisheries Division
P.O. Box 719
Old Lyme, CT 06371

or by telephone at

860.434.6043 between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday thru Friday.


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[gdn443]

Time to keep our fingers crossed.Reduceing the limit I could go for, but not increase the size. Tough to get a keeper in the river.
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