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• FWC approves changes to boundaries of Coral Formation Protection Zones in John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park 

  Wednesday, August 13, 2025 -  The revised coordinates enhance the protection of coral reef habitat while increasing access for lobster harvest and trap deployment in areas of seagrass and sand. 

• FWC Officer Jacob Wild named Shikar-Safari Officer of the Year 

  Wednesday, August 13, 2025 -  The annual award honors a state officer whose efforts show outstanding performance and achievement among sworn conservation law enforcement personnel. 

• FWC approves final proposed rules for highly regulated black bear hunting

  Wednesday, August 13, 2025 -  The new rules establish Bear Hunting Zones within four of the seven existing Bear Management Units.

• FWC announces results and winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge™ 

  Wednesday, August 13, 2025 -  During this year’s 10-day competition, 934 participants from 30 states and Canada helped support Everglades conservation by collectively removing a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from south Florida.

• FWC approves changes to inshore shrimp harvest in Nassau and Duval counties

  Wednesday, August 13, 2025 -  This regulation change was requested by stakeholders and will allow commercial shrimpers to use dead shrimp rather than discarding.

• FWC proposes rule changes for Gulf lane snapper 

  Wednesday, August 13, 2025 -  These changes intend to reduce the risk of overfishing, mitigate the likelihood of early closures, and increase consistency between Gulf state and federal waters. 

• FWC approves guidelines revisions to support burrowing owl conservation

  Wednesday, August 13, 2025 -  The goal of the update is to maximize conservation value of permitting actions, improve regulatory certainty, and streamline the permit review process for stakeholders and FWC staff.

• Temporary closure of Pasco Zone for 2025 regional bay scallop season

  Wednesday, August 6, 2025 -  This area includes all state waters south of the Hernando-Pasco county line and north of the Anclote Key Lighthouse in northern Pinellas County, encompassing the Anclote River.

• Applications for Year 2 of FWC’s Atlantic Red Snapper Exempted Fishing Permits Project opens Aug. 1!

  Friday, August 1, 2025 -  EFPs are permits that allow harvesting for specific purposes that are otherwise prohibited under current federal regulations.

• Recreational harvest of Gulf gray triggerfish opens Aug. 1

  Wednesday, July 30, 2025 -  If you plan to fish for gray triggerfish or other specific reef fish species in Gulf state or federal waters from a private recreational vessel, you must sign up for the State Reef Fish Angler Designation