Share your input on largemouth bass aquaculture for food
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wants your input on largemouth bass aquaculture for food. Recent statutory changes now allow the in-state production and sale of aquaculture Florida largemouth bass as a food fish. The FWC is hosting several public meetings on rule changes to protect the genetic integrity of Florida largemouth bass, (Micropterus salmoides floridanus). Fisheries management staff will draft rule language to:
Share your input by attending one of these public meetings. Workshops will begin at 6 p.m. ET unless noted.
If you can’t attend a workshop and would still like to provide comment, email LargemouthBass@MyFWC.com. For questions related to the workshops, contact Trevor Knight at 352-620-7341 or Trevor.Knight@MyFWC.com.