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NEWS RELEASE      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service    Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           June 26, 2013                       CONTACT:  Candice Stevenson, 321-861- 2352, Candice_stevenson@fws.gov   Deer and Feral Hog Hunts Proposed for Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Public Invited to Comment and Attend Meeting on July 8 The U.S. Fish and […]

For immediate release: June 24, 2013Contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943 Maps available: Go to MyFWC.com/News and click on the headline for this story. Gag grouper recreational harvest opens in most Gulf waters; closes in 4-county region Gag grouper opened for recreational harvest in most Gulf of Mexico state waters and all Gulf federal waters on July 1. On […]

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 […]

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! 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 […]