Resolution 089-2011RESOLUTION NO. 089 -2011
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY-
FLORIDA, IN SUPPORT OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS DRAFTED BY THE
BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST AS IT RELATES TO'
PERMIT.
WHEREAS, Permit are an economic and ecologically significant fish species in the
waters of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), and
WHEREAS, there are no regulations for Permit in Federal waters and the Magnuson -
Stevens Act allows State regulations to extend into Federal waters in the absence of Federal
rules, and
WHEREAS, the benefits of proposed regulations would aid enforcement of State fishery
rules and protect Permit spawning fishery stocks within Federal waters, and
WHEREAS, there is a need to have a by -catch limit in place for Permit due to the fact of
possible indirect by -catch by commercial fishery in pursuit of Pompano, and
WHF`REAS, even though commercial harvest is small there is the potential for this
fishery to grow and to manage Permit separately in this action would keep a harvest growth
incentive low, and
WHEREAS, there is a lack of data on spawning aggregations and no current stock
assessment on Permit; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT:
The Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida hereby resolves
to support the below recommendations, which were drafted by The Bonefish &
Tarpon Trust, as follows:
1. Extend State Permit regulations into Federal waters
2. Set a minimum length of twenty -six (26) inches for harvest
3. Establish a spawning season closure for Permit (with a catch and release
provision)
4. Establish gamefish designation for Permit
5. Do not allow spearfishing of Permit in State or Federal Waters
6. Teach anglers how to tell the difference between Permit and Pompano
7. Manage Permit as a separate fishery
8. Establish a commercial by -catch limit on Permit
9. Keep set Bag Limit of one (1) fish per angler and two (2) per vessel per day
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on this 16 day of February, 2011.
)LHAGE, CLERK
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Mayor Pro Tem David Rice
Commissioner Kim Wigington
George Neugent
Sylvia Murphy
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