Recreational Hunting & Fishing Information about the types of licenses and permits you'll need to hunt or fish in Florida - including prices and where to buy them. Quota Hunt Permits Florida's Quota Hunt Program prevents overcrowding and controls the harvest of game on wildlife management areas. This page describes the various permits and tells you when and how to apply. Commercial Saltwater Fishing Requirements and application forms for commercially harvesting or selling a variety of saltwater species. Captive Wildlife Descriptions of the various classes of captive wildlife and the license, permit and other requirements associated with possessing them. Recreational Public Land Use FWC's wildlife management areas offer recreational activities in addition to hunting and fishing. This page takes you to an overview of those activities and associated permits. Protected & Imperiled Wildlife Permits required for construction and development, removing inactive osprey nests, relocating gopher tortoises, bird-banding, scientific research and other activities that affect local populations of protected wildlife. Nuisance Wildlife Removal Information and license requirements for controlling nuisance wildlife and non-listed species. Aquatic Plant Management - Grass Carp Permits How to determine if you have an aquatic-plant problem, and - if necessary - how to obtain grass carp or use other methods for aquatic-plant control. Aquatic Plant Removal Permit Florida law requires all persons intending to control or remove aquatic vegetation from the waters of the state to obtain a permit from the Commission unless an exemption for the activity has been provided in statute or rule. Freshwater Fish American Eel | Aquaculture | Bass Tournaments | Grass Carp | Nonnative Fishes | Resident Fish Dealer | Scientific Research Marine Turtles Beach Nesting Surveys | Captivity | Research | Sea Turtles | Stranding and Salvage | Tagging Manatee Protection Zones Permit to operate vessel in protected area Uniform Waterway Marker Application Permit to install markers for boating safety, private aids to navigation, moorings, manatee protection, and/or informational type markers Redfish Catch, Hold and Release Tournament Exemption Special Activity Licenses - Marine Species Research | Education | Exhibition | Releases | Aquaculture Broodstock | Gear Exemptions/Innovation Conditional, Prohibited, and Nonnative Species Special Permit | Import | Export | Release | Collection | Aquaria | Tortoises |