The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will be deciding the fate of Goliaths at their commission meeting this Thursday, 3/03/2022! The public can attend and speak at the meeting.
https://myfwc.com/about/commission/commission-meetings/march-2022/
Email the FWC Commissioners NOW and tell them you oppose the proposal that allows the killing of goliath groupers.
https://myfwc.com/contact/fwc-office/senior-staff/commissioners/
Email the commissioners individually for a greater impact.
Rodney Barreto(Chair)
Rodney.Barreto@myfwc.com
Michael Sole (Vice-Chair)
Michael.sole@myfwc.com
Robert Spottswood
Robert.Spottswood@myfwc.com
Sonya Rood
Sonya.Rood@myfwc.com
Gary Nicklaus
Gary.Nicklaus@myfwc.com
Gary Lester
Gary.Lester@myfwc.com
Steven Hudson
Steven.Hudson@myfwc.com
Please include the link to our petition that has garnered over 66,000 signatures from people who value goliaths and want to protect them.
https://www.change.org/p/fwc-deny-proposal-for-limited-harvest-of-the-critically-endangered-goliath-grouper
April 2018 was the last time a final rule regarding killing goliaths was voted on at an FWC commission meeting. The entire meeting room was full of people opposing the proposal. Fifty-six people spoke during the comment period. Only two of the fifty-six people who spoke favored the proposal (the American Sportfishing Association and the Coastal Conservation of Florida). Below is a link to the 2018 commission meeting/vote on opening a limited "harvest" on goliaths.
https://thefloridachannel.org/videos/4-26-18-florida-fish-wildlife-conservation-commission-part-1/
Visit our webpage for talking points.
https://www.oneprotest.org/goliathgrouper