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• FWC Officer Dillan Hudson named 2022 Shikar-Safari Officer of the Year

  Wednesday, November 30, 2022 -  The annual award honors a state officer whose efforts show outstanding performance and achievement among sworn conservation law enforcement personnel.

• FWC approves rule to modify shortfin mako bag limit

  Wednesday, November 30, 2022 -  The FWC approved a rule to set the Florida state waters recreational bag limit for Atlantic shortfin mako at zero.

• FWC approves state listing of striped newt as threatened

  Wednesday, November 30, 2022 -  Significant population declines have been documented throughout the range of this native salamander since 2000.

• Updates to permitting guidelines benefit Florida gopher tortoises

  Wednesday, November 30, 2022 -  The goal of the update is to better protect gopher tortoises by incentivizing relocations to protected recipient sites, clearly defining roles and responsibilities in the relocation process, and clarifying other provisions in the guidelines.

• FWC now accepting applications for newly created Vessel Turn-In Program

  Monday, November 28, 2022 -  VTIP is a voluntary program designed to help owners dispose of their unwanted at-risk vessels before they become derelict.

• Harmful Algal Bloom Grant Program funds three projects

  Tuesday, November 22, 2022 -  FWRI's Harmful Algal Bloom Grant Program has awarded funding to three projects to address research related to Karenia brevis.

• Anglers: Compete in new trophy bass fishing competition, Battle of the Lakes!

  Tuesday, November 22, 2022 -  The FWC’s Florida Trophy Bass Project is pitting two popular fishing destinations against each other: Orange Lake versus Fellsmere Water Management Area (also known as Headwaters) to determine which of these two waterbodies will be the 2022-23 Florida Trophy Bass Lake of the Year.

• Flounder recreational harvest reopens Dec. 1

  Monday, November 21, 2022 -  The minimum size limit for flounder is 14 inches total length and the daily recreational bag limit is five fish per person.

• FWC to conduct wetland restoration project on Big Pine Key

  Monday, November 21, 2022 -  Six abandoned roads will be removed and four water control structures will be constructed near Key Deer Boulevard and Watson Road.

• FWC extends the deadline for waivers for unsalvageable vessels following Hurricane Ian

  Friday, November 18, 2022 -  The number of impacted vessels is significant and many residents are still assessing damages. Taking these factors into consideration, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has decided to extend the waiver acceptance deadline through the end of December.