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Boater education class
FWC encourages boaters to ‘Spring Aboard’ by taking a boater education class World-class fishing, crystal blue waters, endless sunshine – there’s so much about Florida’s waterways to enjoy. During the week of March 19-25, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) encourage all boaters to […]
Hunter safety internet-completion courses offered in April
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering free hunter safety internet-completion courses in four counties in April. (List follows.) Students who have taken the online course and wish to complete the classroom portion must bring the online-completion report with them. All firearms, ammunition and materials are provided free of charge. Students should […]
Catch a Florida Memory
Bucket list: That’s what 11-year-old Tristan Hill calls the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Saltwater Fish Life List. His goal is to catch all 71 species and he is already off to a great start. Last fall, Tristan submitted photos of himself with 10 of the species on the list, allowing him to […]
Fishery Science Workshop
Chris McHan, Fisheries Training and Outreach Gulf of Maine Research Institute 207.228.1684 February 9, 2017 The Marine Resources Education Program (MREP) Southeast is formally inviting applications for all individuals interested in attending the 2017 Fisheries Science and Management workshops in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida. MREP Southeast is for anyone with a vested interest in federally managed marine fish from […]
FWC installs new artificial fish attractors on Lake Toho
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is installing new artificial fish attractors on Lake Tohopekaliga, also known as Lake Toho, in Osceola County this month. The new artificial fish attractors, made of synthetic brush, are expected to be more effective and durable than the oak trees used as attractors in previous years. About […]