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Gulf Council Votes to Increase the Red Snapper Quotas for 2015 and Beyond
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council met today via webinar to review recommendations made by its scientific advisors regarding the red snapper quotas for 2015 and beyond. The Council moved to set the red snapper quota equal to the acceptable biological as show below: The 2017 quota will remain in effect until changed by […]
Great white shark caught from Florida beach
Extremely rare catch is made in the surf near Panama City, Florida; shark is tagged and released in ‘excellent’ condition, but club is still being criticized *(By Pete Thomas – Courtesy of GrindTV: http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/great-white-shark-caught-florida-beach/) A great white shark landed Sunday near Panama City, Florida, might be the first white shark caught from the beach in […]
Free hunter safety Internet-completion courses offered in Northwest Florida
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering several free hunter safety Internet-completion courses in Northwest Florida. Calhoun County: Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, 20091 NW Maxie Waldorff Rd., Blountstown. Instruction is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 7. Gulf County: Gulf Correctional Institution, 500 Ike Steele Rd., Wewahitchka. Instruction is from 8 […]
Snook to reopen in Gulf state waters
For immediate release: February 23, 2015 Contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943 Snook to reopen in Gulf state waters The recreational harvest season for one of Florida’s premier fish, snook, reopens on March 1 in Florida’s Gulf of Mexico state and adjacent federal waters, including Everglades National Park and Monroe County. The season will remain open through […]
March hunter safety courses offered
For immediate release: February 16, 2015 Contact: Karen Parker, 386-758-0525 March hunter safety (Internet-completion) courses offered The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering free hunter safety Internet-completion courses in six counties in March. (List follows.) Students who have taken the online course and wish to complete the classroom portion must bring […]