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• FWC: Youth angler racks up the saltwater records

  Tuesday, July 30, 2024 -  Youth angler Krieger Brasseale had a memorable visit to the Sunshine State earlier this year. Brasseale spent his spring break chasing saltwater fishing records and fully delivered with five approved youth Florida Saltwater Fishing Records!

• FWC issues executive order modifying Gulf greater amberjack recreational season opening to Sept. 1

  Monday, July 29, 2024 -  The Gulf greater amberjack stock is overfished and experiencing overfishing and the recreational season modification is consistent with the new recreational season recommended by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council in Gulf federal waters.

• FWC: Permit season opens Aug. 1 in Special Permit Zone

  Monday, July 29, 2024 -  This zone includes all state and federal waters south of Cape Sable on the Gulf coast, and south of Cape Florida on the Atlantic coast, including all of the Florida Keys and Biscayne Bay south of the Rickenbacker Causeway.

• FWC unravels organized fraud case involving Florida’s prized Osceola turkey, leading to multiple felony charges against four individuals

  Wednesday, July 24, 2024 -  FWC's Division of Law Enforcement charged four individuals involved in a fraudulent scheme to defraud hunters seeking Osceola turkey hunts.

• Temporary Closure of Pasco Zone for 2024 Regional Bay Scallop Season

  Wednesday, July 24, 2024 -  This precautionary measure is due to the detection of saxitoxin and Pyrodinium bahamanse at levels exceeding the safety thresholds established by the National Shellfish Sanitation Program.

• Gear up for Florida recreational spiny lobster season!

  Monday, July 22, 2024 -  The recreational spiny lobster sport season kicks off on July 24 and 25, followed by the regular recreational season, which opens on Aug. 6 and runs through March 31, 2025,

• New name, same fish: Largemouth bass are now Florida bass

  Wednesday, July 17, 2024 -  The American Fisheries Society established the Florida bass as a separate species from the largemouth bass. This means that in most of Florida (except the western Panhandle) what was known as a largemouth bass is now called a Florida bass.

• ICYMI: Major milestone reached in the recovery of one of North America’s rarest birds

  Wednesday, July 17, 2024 -  On July 16, the 1,000th conservation-bred Florida grasshopper sparrow was released into the wild, marking a major milestone for one of North America’s most endangered birds. Accompanied by nine other sparrows, the 1,000th sparrow joined its wild counterparts at Avon Park Air Force Range.

• FWC reminds boaters and divers to use and be on the lookout for divers-down flags

  Wednesday, July 17, 2024 -  Divers-down flags and buoys are crucial warning devices used by divers and dive vessels to signal the presence of divers in the water.

• FWC: Catch the next state record bass in Florida, follow these steps

  Thursday, July 11, 2024 -  Watch the steps in this new video to be prepared to certify a potential state record bass.