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Feb. 10, 2016 FWC approves gag, black grouper size limit; gag season changes At its Feb. 10 meeting at the Florida Public Safety Institute near Tallahassee, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved changes to the gag and black grouper minimum size limit and the gag grouper recreational season in Gulf state waters. […]

*(via the Fishing Wire) International Shark Attack File notes 98 unprovoked shark attacks – including six fatalities – with US, Australia and South Africa witnessing highest numbers Sharks attacked people 98 times in 2015, a spike in unprovoked attacks that set a new record as human populations rise, researchers found in an annual global tally […]

By NBC4 Staff ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL (WCMH)–The Florida man is now facing charges of aggravated assault after investigators said he threw an alligator into a Wendy’s drive-thru window.According WPTV,  a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission incident report showed, 23-year-old Joshua James pulled up to pick up his order from the server. After receiving […]

ANGLERS NEED TO SPEAK UP. THE CCA JUST MADE IT EASY. LINK TO SUBMIT COMMENTS IS FIXED…SCROLL DOWN Recently, FWC Commissioners have been bombarded with input from the sector separation crowd that is contrary to input from the recreational fishing community. Anglers have been greatly outnumbered by pro sector separation people. The FWC meets in […]

For immediate release: Feb. 5, 2016 Contact: Karen Parker, 386-754-1294   Hunter safety Internet-completion courses offered in March 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 […]