Comment from Dave Heil

We support the following measures : •Increase the vermilion snapper annual catch limit from 1,066,000 pounds whole weight to 1,372,000 pounds whole weight. •Reduce the commercial trip limit for vermilion snapper to 1,000 pounds gutted weight, and when 75% of the commercial annual catch limit has been met or projected to be met, the commercial trip limit would be reduced to 500 pounds gutted weight. •Remove the November 1 - March 31 recreational closed season for vermilion snapper (bag limit and size limit remain unchanged). We oppose the following as being unsupported by science and data. •Reduce the annual catch limit for red porgy from 395,304 pounds whole weight to 306,000 pounds whole weight.