The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will be holding virtual workshops to gather public input about the short-term management of snook, redfish and spotted seatrout in Southwest Florida.

Beginning in August 2018, the FWC made a series of precautionary regulation changes to help conserve snook, redfish and seatrout following a prolonged red tide that occurred in late 2017 through early 2019. Ultimately, these popular inshore species were made catch-and-release only in all waters from Pasco County through Gordon Pass in Collier County through May 31, 2021.

FWC staff want to know how these fisheries are doing and ideas for how to manage these species immediately after May 31.

These workshops will start at 6 p.m., EDT. Each webinar will be tailored to a specific area: Charlotte Harbor area and south – April 5, Sarasota Bay area – April 6 and Tampa Bay area and north – April 8.

To participate in the workshops, connect to FWC.adobeconnect.com/ redtide at the above listed time(s).