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SHIPWRECK RESCUE! – *(via MyFWC) “Three teenaged boys needed to be rescued at sea when their rented vessel became flooded with water and capsized 2.5 miles offshore while fishing. Our officers Adam Garrison, Kyle Mason, and Investigator David Bingham, along with MCSO – Florida Keys Deputy James Hager, responded to the call. When Investigator Bingham […]

Fishbrain app to help FWC track nonnative freshwater fish News Release Tuesday, December 20, 2016 Media contact: Carli Segelson, 772-215-9459, Carli.Segelson@MyFWC.com Photos available on the FWC’s Flickr site: https://flic.kr/s/aHskQSr8zL  250,000 Florida anglers can now log 15 different types of nonnative fish to help monitor and benefit the local ecosystem The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation […]

Seasonal grouper closure starts Jan. 1 in Atlantic, Monroe County waters News Release Tuesday, December 20, 2016 Media contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943 Several species of grouper will close to recreational and commercial harvest starting Jan. 1 in Florida state waters of the Atlantic, including Monroe County. This seasonal closure includes gag, black, red, yellowmouth, and […]

Recreational and commercial blue crab traps must be removed from some northwest Florida waters before Jan. 5, the first day of a 10-day trap closure. Blue crab traps may not be in state waters (shore to 9 nautical miles, including intracoastal waterways) from the Florida/Alabama state line through the Franklin/Wakulla county line from Jan. 5 […]

Amberjack, triggerfish and gag grouper season changes in Gulf waters start Jan. 1 Starting Jan 1, several recreational fishing season changes in Gulf waters will go into effect including: Greater amberjack will open Gray triggerfish will remain closed Gag grouper will close in most Gulf waters. See below for details on each season. The Florida […]