HERNANDO BEACH - Gov. Charlie Crist has extended the license renewal period for commercial fishermen and seafood dealers for another three months due to the uncertainty and financial hardships caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The extension to the end of Sept. 30 was urged by fisherman including dozens of Hernando Beach commercial fishermen who rallied earlier this week to talk about their current challenges.
"The commercial fishing industry needs some time to regroup because of misperceptions that Florida's seafood has been affected by the oil spill,'' Crist was quoted as saying in a news release on Friday.
"Our fishermen continue to harvest abundant amounts of fresh Florida seafood to supply fish markets and restaurants for people to enjoy, and we want to do whatever we can to help them continue to do that.''
The governor also announced that the bay scallop season will open 12 days earlier this year. That means the first day of scallop season will be June 19.
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