The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is hosting several public workshops to gather public input on the management of goliath grouper, including the possibility of a limited harvest in Florida state waters.

Upcoming in-person workshops are scheduled as follows (scheduled 5 to 8 p.m. local time, except for Tallahassee):

• Oct. 17: Port Charlotte, The Cultural Center of Charlotte County, 2280 Aaron St.
  
• Oct. 18: Naples, Collier County Public Library - South Regional, 8065 Lely Cultural Parkway.
  
• Oct. 25: Tallahassee, FWC Bryant Building, Room 272 (enter on the east/Cascades Park side of the building), 620 S. Meridian St. (6-9 p.m. ET).

Previous workshops were held in Lake Worth, Key West, Marathon, Key Largo, Crystal River, Carrabelle, Pensacola, Panama City, Jacksonville, Titusville, Stuart and Davie.

For those who missed a workshop in their area or cannot make an in-person workshop, an on-demand virtual workshop is available at MyFWC.com/Fishing (click on "Saltwater Fishing," "Public Comments/Workshops" and "Workshops"). Once you've viewed the workshop, you can take a workshop survey, which is identical to a survey given at the in-person workshops. Additional written comments may be submitted online at MyFWC.com/SaltwaterComments.