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Changes approved to triggerfish season
Gulf gray triggerfish 2017 recreational season conservation measure approved The gray triggerfish recreational season will remain closed Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2017, in Gulf state waters in response to an announcement that the 2016 federal gray triggerfish quota was exceeded and that federal waters will be closed through Dec. 31, 2017. The Florida Fish […]
FWC crowns Lionfish King
FWC crowns Lionfish King; celebrates removal of more than 111,000 lionfish Shortly after announcing the removal of more than 100,000 lionfish from Florida waters, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), at the Nov. 17 meeting in St. Petersburg, presented a custom-made, mounted metal lionfish trophy to the FWC’s first-ever Lionfish King, David Garrett. […]
New Barracuda Size Limit
FWC sets new barracuda size limits for south Florida At its November meeting in St. Petersburg, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) set new barracuda size limits. These changes will apply in state and federal waters off Collier, Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Martin counties only and include: Creating a recreational and […]
FWC Imperiled Species Management Plan
Photos available on the FWC’s Flickr site: http://bit.ly/1VyeZPW FWC approves historic plan to conserve imperiled species The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is moving forward with a groundbreaking attempt to achieve conservation success with dozens of imperiled species throughout the state. At its meeting in St. Petersburg, the FWC approved the Imperiled Species […]
Collier County manatee zones
For immediate release: Nov. 17, 2016 Contact: Diane Hirth, 850-410-5291; Carli Segelson, 772-215-9459 Photos available on the FWC’s Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/myfwcmedia/sets/72157628704598841/with/6899578280/ Suggested Tweet: Draft changes to Collier County #manatee zones approved by @MyFWC: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/FLFFWCC/bulletins/1732a78 #Florida FWC gives preliminary approval to changes in Collier County manatee zones The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at […]