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For Immediate Release August 26, 2013 Contact: media@eog.myflorida.com (850) 717-9282     Gov. Scott and FWC Announce Saltwater License-Free Fishing Day   TALLAHASSEE – Today, Governor Rick Scott and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced a saltwater license-free fishing day for September 1. On this day, Florida residents and visitors can experience Florida’s unique […]

For immediate release: August 26, 2013 MyFWC.com/Fishing/Saltwater/Recreational   Tarpon, bonefish become catch-and-release only beginning Sept. 1 Two premier recreational fisheries will soon have new protections in place, a measure aimed at ensuring that tarpon and bonefish’s economic and fishing value remain for generations to come. Tarpon and bonefish become catch-and-release only fisheries beginning Sept. 1. […]

If adorably quirky perky BBC gardener Alys Fowler can scavenge veggies to throw in her various garden allotment  campfire contraptions, well then, so can I. My bigger garden is a bit of a walk from the house and sometimes I get a hankering to make a cup of tea or herby stew before I’m done […]

FWC’s September hunter safety classes in Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Lafayette, Levy and Nassau counties Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission sent this bulletin at 08/21/2013 10:13 AM EDT HUNTER SAFETY CLASS (TRADITIONAL) LAFAYETTE COUNTY SEPT 2013.doc HUNTER SAFETY CLASSES BAKER COUNTY SEP 2013.doc HUNTER SAFETY CLASSES LEVY COUNTY SEP 2013.doc HUNTER SAFETY CLASSES CITRUS COUNTY […]

Photos available on FWC’s Flickr site: Go to: http://flic.kr/p/c8M723 and http://flic.kr/p/bxWnVm. Florida east coast anglers can help FWC collect red snapper data Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) researchers are asking anglers to help them gather information about the important Atlantic red snapper fishery. The recreational red […]