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• ICYMI: Biologists Rescue Sawfish in the Florida Keys

  Friday, April 12, 2024 -  An endangered smalltooth sawfish is recovering today after being rescued from Cudjoe Key and transported to Mote Marine Laboratory’s facility yesterday. A member of the public reported the animal swimming in circles in Cudjoe Bay. Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Mote Marine Laboratory responded to the distressed sawfish. They completed a quick field assessment that included taking samples, measurements, and tagging, before making the rescue decision. The sawfish was loaded onto a vessel and provided respiratory assistance during the short boat ride to a temporary holding tank.

• ICYMI: Coastal Conservation Association Florida, the Duke Energy Mariculture Center and the FWC continue redfish restocking efforts along West Coast

  Friday, April 12, 2024 -  Coastal Conservation Association Florida (CCA Florida), the state’s leading organization dedicated to marine fisheries conservation, education and advocacy, joined the Duke Energy Mariculture Center and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to kick off the 2024 Redfish Film Fest and release 50 hatchery-reared, adult redfish (averaging 18 to 27 inches in length) off the waters of Bay County on Thursday, in effort to combat the decreasing population along Florida’s West Coast.

• Building owners provide rooftop-nesting habitat for shorebirds

  Thursday, April 11, 2024 -  If you own or manage a building where shorebirds or seabirds are nesting on the roof, you can help with nesting success by giving the nesting birds space and coordinating with your FWC Regional Shorebird Biologist.

• FWC to transplant seagrass within St. Andrew Bay for habitat restoration

  Wednesday, April 10, 2024 -  FWC staff will first harvest native seagrass from abundant beds on site and transplant the collected material to the western shoreline, which has suffered significant loss over the past 60 years.

• Join FWC in ‘shell-ebration’ of Gopher Tortoise Day

  Wednesday, April 10, 2024 -  Gopher Tortoise Day was adopted in 2016 by the Gopher Tortoise Council to increase appreciation and conservation support of the species.

• FWC officers and partner agencies intercept 16 Cuban nationals, turn over to federal authorities for repatriation

  Tuesday, April 9, 2024 -  The FWC officers, Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputies and U.S. Coast Guard personnel intercepted the chug and transported the 16 individuals on board to a USCG cutter.

• Calling all wildlife watchers! The FWC needs participants for innovative new photo project

  Tuesday, April 9, 2024 -  Focused on improving our understanding of wildlife patterns on the FWC’s wildlife management area system, this project combines in-the-field volunteering with online participation to give us a region-wide idea of the species that call south Florida home.

• Bat maternity season starts April 16

  Monday, April 8, 2024 -  The FWC is sharing the reminder that April 15 is the last day to legally exclude bats from buildings without a permit.

• FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Lake Cypress

  Friday, April 5, 2024 -  The FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in portions of Lake Cypress the week of April 15, weather permitting.

• Reeling in records: New saltwater state records set by Catch a Florida Memory anglers

  Thursday, April 4, 2024 -  Both new record holders will receive certificates and letters of recognition from the Director of Marine Fisheries Management, along with custom metal sculptures of their record species supplied by The Metal Edge.