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• Reel in some Florida fun on license-free fishing weekends in June

  Thursday, June 1, 2023 -  The FWC invites Florida residents and visitors to go fishing during two license-free weekends: June 3-4 for saltwater and June 10-11 for freshwater.

• Recreational harvest of gray triggerfish closes in Gulf state waters on June 1

  Friday, May 26, 2023 -  Seasonal harvest closures help conserve Florida’s valuable gray triggerfish populations and improve these fisheries for the future.

• Recreational harvest of snook in Atlantic state and federal waters closes June 1

  Friday, May 26, 2023 -  This seasonal harvest closure occurs during peak snook spawning in the Atlantic and is a management tool that helps to conserve Florida’s prized snook populations for anglers today and for generations to come.

• Shoal bass conservation update: Another successful release of hatchery-raised stock

  Monday, May 22, 2023 -  Freshwater fisheries biologists and managers from the FWC successfully released 7,800 hatchery-raised shoal bass fingerlings (young fish) into the Chipola River on May 12.

• FWC seeks public input on Skyway Pier fishing regulations at May 25 virtual workshop

  Monday, May 22, 2023 -  The virtual workshop will start at 5:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 25.

• FWC announces 2023 Lionfish Challenge presented by Zookeeper

  Thursday, May 18, 2023 -  The Lionfish Challenge is a free summer-long lionfish tournament open to recreational and commercial competitors of all ages around the state of Florida.

• FWC Commissioners approve rule changes to two fish management areas

  Thursday, May 11, 2023 -  The changes will establish Doral Glades Park as a new fish management area in Miami-Dade County and remove Lang Lake as an FMA in Hamilton County.

• FWC approves rule changes to Atlantic greater amberjack

  Wednesday, May 10, 2023 -  Cooperative greater amberjack management between Atlantic state and federal waters is necessary to provide additional harvest opportunities, conservation benefits, and help ensure the stock remains sustainable for the future.

• CORRECTION: FWC suspended discussions on goliath grouper spawning aggregation site protections

  Wednesday, May 10, 2023 -  For current recreational goliath grouper regulations, visit MyFWC.com/Goliath.

• FWC proposes changes for snook management

  Wednesday, May 10, 2023 -  The proposed new regions would allow the FWC to better capture local differences in the fishery.