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• FWC Lionfish Challenge celebrates 10-year anniversary with this year’s winners!

  Monday, September 22, 2025 -  Over 500 divers embarked on 1,104 dive trips to remove over 30,000 invasive lionfish during the summer-long tournament.

• Cast your imagination: Florida Fish Art Contest now open

  Tuesday, September 9, 2025 -  This annual program invites kids in grades K-12 from across Florida to connect with nature and learn about our native fish and aquatic habitats, while exploring creative art and writing.

• Governor Ron DeSantis Announces First-Ever Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday  

  Monday, September 8, 2025 -  The Governor also announced several sportsman initiatives designed to save Floridians money during the tax holiday. 

• Temporary closure of Gulf County Zone for 2025 regional bay scallop season

  Thursday, September 4, 2025 -  This precautionary measure is due to the detection of toxin-producing algae Pseudo-nitzschia and Pyrodinium bahamense.

• FWC wants your input on the future management of the spotted seatrout fishery

  Tuesday, September 2, 2025 -  This includes adopting a holistic management approach for spotted seatrout where a review of various environmental and human factors is used to evaluate the fishery at a more local scale.

• Gulf red snapper private recreational fall season opens Sept. 1

  Thursday, August 28, 2025 -  Florida’s ability to offer this season is made possible by the data-driven management approach of the Florida State Reef Fish Survey and angler participation in SRFS.

• Recreational harvest of snook in all east coast and most west coast management regions opens Sept. 1  

  Wednesday, August 27, 2025 -  The management regions are part of the FWC's holistic approach for managing Florida’s most popular inshore fisheries.

• FWC to host 2025 Seatrout Symposium

  Monday, August 25, 2025 -  The all-day event on Aug. 27, will bring together stakeholders, scientists and fisheries managers for an in-depth look at the spotted seatrout fishery in Florida.

• Bay scallop season opens Aug. 16 in the Gulf County  Zone

  Friday, August 15, 2025 -  Harvest of bay scallops is permitted only by hand or by using a landing or dip net. Commercial harvest is prohibited. 

• FWC proposes new management framework for Apalachicola Bay oyster harvest and statewide rule updates

  Thursday, August 14, 2025 -  Staff recommend reopening Apalachicola Bay's oyster fishery with annual harvest levels based on oyster abundance to foster ongoing reef recovery.