Outreach and Education

Outreach:

• Get Involved in the Process

• Navigating the Council Process

• Understanding Fisheries Management (PDF) - A Sea Grant publication designed as a manual for understanding the federal fisheries management process.

• Protecting Our Coral Reefs

Education:

• Louisiana SeaGrant Red Snapper FAQs

• Want to know how to properly vent a fish?  Mote Marine Laboratory has produced a video - "How to VENT a fish" - to demonstrate how.  Watch it here!

• Fish Venting - Download the Florida Sea Grant Guide to Venting Fish with Ruptured Swimbladders.

• Why use circle hooks? Download the Florida Sea Grant guide to Circle Hooks.

• FAQs - Circle Hooks, Venting Tools, and Dehookers

• Download NOAA Fisheries Sea Turtle and Smalltooth Sawfish Careful Release Protocols*.

  FAQs Sea Turtle and Smalltooth Sawfish Handling and Release Requirements

  *Operators of vessels with Gulf of Mexico reef fish commercial permits or charter vessel/headboat permits must possess on boats specific gear to ensure proper release of sea turtles and smalltooth sawfish and comply with guidelines for their proper care and release.

• FAQs - Vessel Monitoring System

• Have you seen me? - Read about the venomous lionfish and learn how you can help spread the word to other anglers.