August 12, 2013
NOAA Fisheries will conduct outreach workshops to review required sea turtle release gear for federal South Atlantic commercial or for-hire Snapper-Grouper permit holders. The workshops will cover gear requirements, where to purchase or how to make gear, how to use the gear, and possible fines associated with not having the required equipment on board the vessel. The workshops will be held during August in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
South Carolina Workshop dates and locations:
August 19th 10:00 am
Little River Fish House
4491 Water Front Avenue
Little River, South Carolina
August 20th 10:00 am
Wahoo’s Fish House
3993 U.S. 17 Business
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
August 20th 9:00 pm
Captain Dick’s
4123 U.S. 17 Business
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
August 21st 10:00 am
Independent Seafood
1 Cannon Street
Georgetown, South Carolina
August 22nd 2:00 pm
Chart House Restaurant*
2 Hudson Road
Hilton Head South Carolina
*The workshop will be held at the dock.
For information about the workshops in Florida or Georgia, contact Charlie Bergmann (Charles.Bergmann@noaa.gov) at 228-549-1760. For information about the workshops in South Carolina contact Nick Hopkins (Nick.Hopkins@noaa.gov) at 228-549-1767.
