SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Local officials in Sarasota County have approved a new permit program aimed at regulating commercial charter and tour boats at public ramps. Supporters say it will bring order to increasingly busy waters.
What You Need To Know
- Officials in Sarasota County approved a new permit program aimed at regulating commercial charter and tour boats at public ramps
- Supporters say it will bring order to increasingly busy waters, but not everyone agrees
- Matt Fueyo says a protest will take place Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Nora Patterson Bay Island Park
The program has critics, however. That includes Matt Fueyo, who has always lived life on the water.
“I’ve been fishing since I was really young, but then I started professionally fishing and running charter boats in the early 2000s,” he said…