The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administraiton is taking public comment on a shallow-water grouper amendment proposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service that would slash recreational limits.

For the recreational fishery, harvest would be reduced an estimated 26 percent, which is greater than the minimum reduction called for to end over fishing. Amendment 30B would set the bag limit at two gag grouper in a reduced four-fish grouper aggregate bag limit and prohibit the recreational harvest of all shallow-water grouper species, from Feb. 1 to March 31. The entire amendment is available for review by the public on the NMFS Web site under the "Fishery Bulletins" section.

You can make your comments by visiting www.regulations.gov and searching for NOAA-NMFS-2008-0203, by mailing Peter Hood, Southeast Regional Office, NOAA Fisheries Service, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701, or faxing (727) 824-5308, attention: Peter Hood.

Bass results

The Five Flags Bass Club recently held its monthly tournament Nov. 8 and 9 at Bridgeport Landing in Millers Ferry. Bob Jones won the event with a seven-fish total of 9.73 pounds, followed by Tom Jordan with 8.86 pounds, and Wayne Lassitter weighing in at 8.41. The lunker award went to Andy Gunn who brought in a bass weighing 3.2 pounds.