The Virginia Marine Resources Commission invites public comment on the proposed amendments to regulations listed below.
In accordance with Section 28.2-209 of the Code of Virginia, a public hearing on the proposed regulations will be held at 12:00 noon, on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, 2600 Washington Avenue, Newport News, Virginia.
Written comments on the proposals should be mailed to Jack Travelstead, VMRC Fisheries Management Division, 2600 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor, Newport News, Virginia 23607, by 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 28, 2011.
Copies of the proposed regulations may be reviewed at the Commission Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and may be obtained by calling the Commission at (757) 247-2248.
I. Chapter 4VAC20-280-10 et seq. "Pertaining to Speckled Trout and Red Drum".
The Commission will consider Recreational Angling Club-proposed hand line, hook-and-line or rod-and-reel modifications to possession and size limit for speckled trout, from December 1 through March 31, as described in Chapter 4VAC20-280-10 et seq., "Pertaining to Speckled Trout and Red Drum".
The recreational fishery is currently managed by a year-round possession limit of 10 speckled trout and a 14-inch minimum size limit, with no maximum size limit.
The proposed modification would decrease the possession limit to 5 speckled trout and allow harvest and possession of only one speckled trout 24 inches or greater, from December 1 through March 31, for hand line, hook-and-line or rod-and-reel fishermen.
VMRC DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES; THEREFORE, IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS DUE TO A DISABILITY, PLEASE ADVISE BETTY WARREN (757-247-2248) NO LATER THAN FIVE WORK DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING DATE AND IDENTIFY YOUR NEEDS.
