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Flatfish Are Back: Recreational Flounder Harvest Reopens In Florida Dec. 1
Flounder (File)
Anglers across the Sunshine State can prepare their tackle boxes, as the recreational harvest for flounder is set to reopen in all [...]
Anglers On The Clock: Snook Season Closing Dates Announced For Florida Coasts
Snook (FWC)
Anglers hoping to bag a snook before the end of the year are facing a strict deadline. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Comm [...]
Red Tide Spike: Toxic Bloom Hits Florida Panhandle, Sparking Fish Kills And Respiratory Alerts
Biologist lowers a Van Dorn sampler to collect water sample in the Gulf of America. (FWC)
A surge of the toxic red tide organism, Karenia brevis, [...]
Florida Keys Woman Cited For Impaling Lobsters After Midnight Pier Patrol
Florida Keys Woman Cited For Lobster Offenses After Midnight Pier Patrol
A Key West woman is facing charges after being cited by the Monroe County [...]
Judge Holds Key To Florida Bear Hunt Showdown
Florida Black Bear (File)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is urging a Leon County Circuit Judge to dismiss a lawsuit s [...]
Low-Level Red Tide Organism Detected In Northwest Florida Waters
Biologist lowers a Van Dorn sampler to collect water sample in the Gulf of America. (FWC)
The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected in 1 [...]
Manatee Migration Underway In Florida: FWC Urges Boaters To Slow Down And Be Vigilant
Florida Manatee. Source: TFP File Photo
November marks the start of Manatee Awareness Month, a critical time when Florida's iconic marine mammals [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Pushes For State Control Of Atlantic Red Snapper, Proposing 39-Day Season
Red Snapper (FWC)
Governor Ron DeSantis announced today that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has formally submitted an [...]
Red Tide Blooms In Florida Panhandle; Gulf County Sees Highest Concentrations
Biologists with Van Dorn water sampler offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. (FWC)
The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, has been detected in 16 water [...]
Florida Bears Are Extra Hungry: FWC Reminds Residents To Secure Attractants This Fall
Florida Black Bear (File)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is urging Florida residents to be extra vigilant about secur [...]