Florida men busted, trafficking ring smuggling thousands of turtles
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has charged two suspects for poaching thousands of Florida’s native turtles from the wild and selling...
New deer hunting rules and reporting requirements
Hunters now have an online option to comply with new deer harvest reporting requirements. You can log (Step 1) your harvest using a paper...
Lionfish Challenge winners, facts, myths
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will be honoring the first place winners in each category at its December meeting in Panama...
Six additional recreational red snapper fishing days, Gulf waters
Tuesday, October 1, 2019, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced six additional recreational red snapper fishing days...
Men and women’s doubles pickleball tournament
Marion County Parks and Recreation is hosting a men and women’s doubles pickleball tournament, at 4 p.m., Sept. 28 at Coehadjoe Park, 4225 NE...
Proposed restrictions for Flagler Monument Island
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September 16, 2019, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (Commission) received a complete application from the City...
Applications available for FWC’s 2019-2020 High School Fishing Program
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) 2019-2020 High School Fishing Program offers high school fishing clubs or teams the opportunity to apply...
Bears are more active in the fall
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding people to help prevent conflicts with bears by securing garbage and other items that...
License-free saltwater fishing days
On September 7, you can try your hand at saltwater fishing without needing a saltwater fishing license.
"License-free fishing days are a great way for...
Cottonmouth, a.k.a water moccasin, outside front door of home
With so much rain and rising water comes Florida nature.
Imagine finding a cottonmouth, a.k.a water moccasin, a.k.a viper, right outside the door of your...
Snook season is approaching, what you need to know
The recreational harvest season for snook starts Sept. 1 statewide, with the exception of state waters from the Pasco-Hernando county line south to Gordon...
FWC long-term investigation, fish and wildlife being sold on black market
A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) investigation led to the arrests on Friday, Aug. 9, of three suspects in Levy and Pinellas...
Recreational bay scallop season for certain counties begins today
Recreational bay scallop season for Franklin through the northwestern portion of Taylor, as well as Levy, Citrus, and Hernando counties opens July 1 and...
Recreational red snapper season is here
The recreational red snapper season started June 11 in Gulf state and federal waters and will remain open through July 12, closing July 13.
Anglers...
15 eastern indigo snakes released in Florida
Florida -- Fifteen eastern indigo snakes, listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, has just been released in northern Florida as part of...
Anglers furious over new shark fishing regulations
At its February meeting in Gainesville, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said it approved changes to shark fishing regulations, including management...
Recreational harvest for several species of grouper, closed
Gag grouper recreational harvest closed in Gulf state and federal waters on Jan. 1, 2019.
The same day, several species of grouper also closed to...
Snook harvest seasonal closure in most Gulf waters
The recreational harvest season for snook closes Dec. 1 in federal and most state waters of the Gulf, including all of Monroe County and...
FWC seeks input on invasive species rules
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is requesting public input as staff improves rules for non-native species. The potential changes will affect...
FWC: Mandatory catch-and-release, follow the rules while fishing
At its September meeting in Tallahassee, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) directed staff to expand a recent mandatory catch-and-release only measure...
