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Released female panther gives birth
For immediate release: June 26, 2013 Contact: Kevin Baxter, 727-896-8626 Photos available on FWC’s Flickr site: Go to http://flic.kr/s/aHsjGndfTL Released female panther gives birth Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have discovered that a female Florida panther rescued as an orphaned kitten and raised in captivity has given […]
Governor Scott Announces Early Start to Scallop Season
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 26, 2013 CONTACT: GOVERNOR’S PRESS OFFICE (850) 717-9282 media@eog.myflorida.com Governor Scott Announces Early Start to Scallop Season TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced an early start to recreational scallop season beginning on Saturday, June 29th, up two days from the original starting date of July 1. The season will […]
BREAKING NEWS: Bay scallop season starts June 29!
BREAKING NEWS Bay scallop season starts June 29! Scallopers get extra early weekend! Woods ‘N Water Magazine has learned the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission – at the request of Florida Governor Rick Scott – has signed an executive order opening the 2013 scallop season two days early this year. In a surprise decision […]
Man, lost deep in swamp, rescued days later
For immediate release: June 25, 2013 Contact: Joy Hill, 352-258-3426 Photos available on FWC’s Flickr site: Go to http://flic.kr/s/aHsjGn1GWz Man, lost deep in swamp, rescued days later A 55-year-old St. Johns County man is alive, thanks to the efforts of many people, after rescuers found him early Monday, mired deep in a swampy […]
Bay Scallop Season and Abundance Survey
Open harvest season for bay scallops along Florida’s Gulf coast runs July 1-September 24. Annual abundance survey Each summer, biologists assess bay scallop populations, surveying 10 to 20 stations at each of 10 study sites along the Gulf coast of Florida. At each station, biologists count all scallops within a 600-square-meter area (656 square yards). Surveys […]