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Florida FWC Announces Virtual Public Meetings For Black Crappie Regulations
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will host 12 virtual conversations with stakeholders that will be conducted in place of t [...]
District’s Chito Branch Reserve Closed for Hog Hunts Jan. 5-7
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s (District) Chito Branch Reserve in Hillsborough County will be temporar [...]
Florida Spotted Seatrout Central East Zone Seasonal Reopens Jan. 1
Spotted seatrout will reopen to recreational harvest Jan. 1 in the central east seatrout management zone, which includes all state and federal waters [...]
New Blueline Tilefish Recreational Regulations, Jan. 1 in Florida Atlantic Waters
Starting Jan. 1, the following regulations will go into effect for recreational harvest of blueline tilefish in Atlantic state waters (including Monr [...]
FWC Approves Draft Proposal To Protect Florida Fish Spawning
At its December meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a draft proposal to protect fish spawning aggregations [...]
Florida Closes Apalachicola Bay Oyster Harvesting for 5-Years
At its December meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved changes to help with the restoration and recovery of oy [...]
FWC Approves Regulation Changes for Florida Flounder Effective March 1
At its December Commission meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved changes to the management of Florida’s floun [...]
Florida Record-High Concealed Weapons Applications
With Florida concealed weapons license (CWL) applications reaching record-high volume in recent months, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, the Flo [...]
FWC Florida’s High School Fishing Program 2020-21, Applications Available Now
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) 2020-21 High School Fishing Program offers high school fishing clubs or teams the oppor [...]
Record-Setting Year for ‘Catch a Florida Memory’
As we enter the season of giving, we’d like to give a “reel” big thank you to all our nearly 1,400 Catch a Florida Memory participants and partners w [...]