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• 5 fundamentals of safe hunting 

  Tuesday, June 2, 2020 -  Tips you can share with a new hunter or target shooter or review yourself before heading afield or to the range.

• FWC needs your input on future management of the flounder fishery

  Thursday, May 28, 2020 -  These workshops will start at 6 p.m., EDT on June 2 and June 4. Connect to the meeting by going to FWC.adobeconnect.com/mfm.

• June 1 saltwater fishing openings/closures

  Thursday, May 28, 2020 -  Gag grouper opens for recreational harvest in most state Gulf of Mexico waters and all federal Gulf waters (season opening does not include Franklin, Wakulla, Taylor and Jefferson counties, which opened April 1, nor Monroe County, which follows the Atlantic state season and opened May 1.)
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  FWC approves State Reef Fish Survey, effective July 1, 2020

  Tuesday, May 26, 2020 -  This program expands the already successful Gulf Reef Fish Survey statewide to the Atlantic coast and Monroe County.
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  Help us conserve beach nesting birds

  Thursday, May 21, 2020 -  By respectfully sharing our beaches and waterways with these birds, people can help ensure their survival.
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  Boaters urged to boat safely during National Boating Safety Week

  Tuesday, May 19, 2020 -  National Boating Safety Week is May 16-22 and we want to spread the word about boating safety to those enjoying Florida’s year-round boating season.
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  More big news for tiny, critically endangered birds

  Friday, May 15, 2020 -  The Florida grasshopper sparrow captive breeding and release program achieved an important milestone: researchers have detected eight captive-reared sparrows breeding in the wild.

• FWC online meeting May 14 open to the public 

  Monday, April 20, 2020 -  The FWC will meet online May 14 beginning at 9 am using Adobe Connect with a telephone conference line for accepting public comment during the meeting.

• Santa Fe’s idle-speed, no-wake zone deactivated

  Monday, March 23, 2020 -  There are now no active zones on the Santa Fe or Suwannee, according to FWC officials.

• Idle-speed, no-wake zone activated on Santa Fe River

  Wednesday, March 18, 2020 -  Zone 8 begins at an unnamed island approximately 4.25 miles upstream from the confluence of the Santa Fe and Ichetucknee rivers (coordinates: 29° 54.527’ N, 82° 46.074’ W) and ends at the confluence of the Suwannee and Santa Fe rivers.