What/When:
- NOAA Fisheries requires sea turtle safe handling and release gear be onboard federally-permitted commercial and for-hire vessels in the South Atlantic snapper-grouper fishery to increase fisherman and sea turtle safety if incidentally captured; there are also sea turtle handling protocols that describe the proper techniques for removing fishing gear.
- NOAA Fisheries will be holding workshops and dockside outreach in the locations listed below.
- The listed workshops are voluntary and do not substitute for the Highly Migratory Species Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification workshops that are required for shark and swordfish limited access permit holders that fish with longline or gillnet gear.
- During the outreach opportunities, NOAA Fisheries personnel will review the gear requirements and handling protocols.
- For more information, contact Charlie Bergmann at (228) 238-4109 or charles.bergmann@noaa.gov.
- Additional information on sea turtle safe handling and release gear and protocols.
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Date |
Time |
Location |
Address |
Phone Number |
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May 7 |
2:00 - 5:00 pm |
Pablo Creek Library |
13295 Beach Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32246 |
(904) 992-7101 |
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May 8 |
5:00 - 8:00 pm |
Southeast Library |
6670 US 1 South St. Augustine, FL 32086 |
(904) 827-6900 |
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May 9 |
5:00 - 6:45 pm |
Port Orange Library |
1005 City Center Cir. Port Orange, FL 32129 |
(386) 322-5152 |
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May 10 |
4:00 - 6:00 pm |
Cocoa Beach Library |
550 N. Brevard Ave. Cocoa Beach, FL 32921 |
(321) 868-1104 |
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May 11 |
2:30 - 4:30 pm |
Lakewood Library |
7605 Santa Barbara Dr. Fort Pierce, FL 34951 |
(772) 462-6870 |
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May 12 |
2:00 - 5:00 pm |
Blake Library |
2351 SE Monterey Rd. Stuart, FL 34996 |
(772) 288-5702 |
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May 13 |
TBD |
Dockside – local marinas |
Palm Beach County, FL |
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May 14 |
TBD |
Dockside – local marinas |
Boynton Beach, FL |
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May 15 |
1:00 - 3:00 pm |
Floribbean Seafood |
5151 NW 17th St. Margate, FL 33063 |
(954) 968-409 |
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