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• FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Lake Sampson

  Thursday, November 5, 2020 -  The FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in the Bradford County lake in areas where it is encroaching on beneficial native submersed aquatic plants.

• Why we need to unite against chronic wasting disease and prevent it from entering Florida

  Tuesday, November 3, 2020 -  This infectious disease of the brain and central nervous system is always fatal for members of the deer family and there’s no known cure or effective vaccine.

• Make a difference for manatees this November

  Wednesday, October 28, 2020 -  As temperatures drop, many of the state’s over 8,000 manatees will be on the move, migrating to warmer waters for the winter.

• Increased king mackerel recreational bag limit in effect in Atlantic through March 16, 2021

  Tuesday, October 27, 2020 -  The recreational bag limit for king mackerel has been increased to four fish per person per day through March 16, 2021, in all Atlantic state and federal waters from Miami-Dade through Nassau counties.

• FWC invites public comments for Division of Law Enforcement reaccreditation assessment

  Monday, October 26, 2020 -  The division must comply with approximately 240 standards to receive reaccreditation status. If the CFA determines the Division of Law Enforcement has complied with the appropriate standards, the reaccreditation will be awarded for three years.

• Gray triggerfish closes today, Oct. 26, in Gulf state and federal waters

  Monday, October 26, 2020 -  The season is scheduled to reopen March 1, 2021.

• Hogfish recreational season closes Nov. 1 in Keys/east Florida state waters

  Thursday, October 22, 2020 -  The Keys/east Florida hogfish season runs from May 1 through Oct. 31.

• Greater amberjack closes Nov. 1 in Gulf state waters

  Wednesday, October 21, 2020 -  The recreational harvest of greater amberjack in Gulf of Mexico state and federal waters closes Nov. 1 and will remain closed through April 30, 2021.

• Spotted seatrout central east zone seasonal closure starts Nov. 1

  Tuesday, October 20, 2020 -  Spotted seatrout will be closed to recreational harvest Nov. 1 through Dec. 31 in the central east seatrout management zone, which includes all state and federal waters from Palm Beach through Volusia counties

• FWC uncovers a transnational wildlife trafficking operation in Florida

  Monday, October 19, 2020 -  This group of suspects have been charged with Racketeering, Money Laundering, Scheming to Defraud and other organized criminal laws involving an elaborate organized enterprise to smuggle Florida’s wildlife to interstate and international buyers.