02-21-2009, 11:22 AM
Public Informational Meeting on 2009 Recreational Summer Flounder Fishery Measures
February 19, 2009
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 2009 recreational summer flounder fishery.
Connecticut must implement a reduction in harvest of 35% in 2009 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 :
7:00pm, Tuesday March 3, 2009
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 phone 860.434.6043
between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm
Mon-Fri
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February 19, 2009
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 2009 recreational summer flounder fishery.
Connecticut must implement a reduction in harvest of 35% in 2009 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 :
7:00pm, Tuesday March 3, 2009
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 phone 860.434.6043
between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm
Mon-Fri
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