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• Greater amberjack closes Nov. 1 in Gulf state waters

  Tuesday, October 22, 2019 -  The recreational harvest of greater amberjack in Gulf of Mexico state and federal waters closes Nov. 1 and will remain closed through April 30, 2020. The season is scheduled to reopen May 1-31, 2020.
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  Hogfish recreational season closes Nov. 1 in Keys/east Florida state waters

  Tuesday, October 22, 2019 -  This closure includes all state waters south of Cape Sable, which is on the Gulf side of Florida, and up the Atlantic coast.

• FWC begins habitat enhancement project on East Lake Toho

  Tuesday, October 22, 2019 -  These management activities will enhance fish and wildlife habitat that has degraded over decades due to stabilized water levels as a result of flood control.

• FWC conducts Lake Okeechobee plant treatment

  Tuesday, October 22, 2019 -  The FWC plans to conduct aquatic plant treatments on Lake Okeechobee from Thursday, Oct. 24 through Friday, Nov. 1. No treatments will be conducted during the weekend.
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  Help plan the future of Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area

  Monday, October 21, 2019 -  People are invited to the 7 p.m. public hearing at the Osceola County Administrative Building, 1 Courthouse Square, Suite 4700, in Kissimmee.

• Reminder: First of two Bear Management Plan webinars this week

  Monday, October 21, 2019 -  The first webinar will be held Thursday, Oct. 24 and the second webinar will be held Tuesday, Oct. 29, both from 6 to 8 p.m. (ET).

• Hunter safety courses offered in 5 counties

  Monday, October 21, 2019 -  Those interested in attending a course can register online and obtain information about future hunter safety classes at MyFWC.com/HunterSafety or by calling the FWC’s regional office in West Palm Beach at 561-625-5122.

• Bowhunting course offered in Miami-Dade County

  Monday, October 21, 2019 -  Those interested in attending a course can register online and obtain information about future hunter safety classes at MyFWC.com/HunterSafety or by calling the FWC’s regional office in West Palm Beach at 561-625-5122.

• FWC busts wildlife trafficking ring smuggling thousands of turtles, returns turtles to wild

  Friday, October 18, 2019 -  These charges represent the state’s largest seizure of turtles in recent history.

• Share input on Biscayne National Park fishing regulations

  Thursday, October 17, 2019 -  FWC will take input on this topic and plans to return with a draft rule package at the December 2019 Commission meeting in Panama City Beach.