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November 4, 2013   Learn a hobby at free Women’s Fishing Clinic in Fort Clinch State Park Learn the skills to successfully cast your line into the sea by attending the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Women’s Fishing Clinic in Fernandina Beach on Nov. 16. Participants not only will take home a lifelong […]

After two months of investigation, a black-market monkey operation in northwest Miami was closed down by a team of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers and investigators. Jorge A. Garcia (DOB 10/28/58) had been operating a business breeding and selling several species of monkeys. “This business has been operating for seven years,” said […]

Tarpon statewide snagging definition, gear rules in Boca Grande Pass changes effective Nov. 1 Changes that will add language to the current statewide snagging definition for tarpon and modify what types of gear can be used when fishing in Boca Grande Pass will go into effect Nov. 1. These changes will provide further protection for […]

It’s man overboard as angry billfish jumps into boat Chaotic incident involving hooked marlin calls for extreme evasive action on the part of the crew October 29, 2013 by Pete Thomas The trouble with marlin fishing is that sometimes, although rarely, the acrobatic fish find their way into the boat before they’ve been sufficiently tired […]

Atlantic vermilion snapper will remain open to recreational harvest this fall in both state and federal waters now that the season closure has been eliminated. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission eliminated the annual Nov. 1 through March 31 closure at the September Commission meeting. The Nov. 1 through March 31 closure in federal […]