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• Greater amberjack reopens to recreational harvest in Gulf waters May 1-31

  Monday, April 25, 2022 -  Following a closure in June and July, recreational harvest of Gulf greater amberjack is scheduled to reopen again Aug. 1-Oct. 31.

• FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Lake Apopka

  Friday, April 22, 2022 -  The week of April 25, weather permitting, the FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in areas where it is encroaching on beneficial native submersed aquatic plants and could impact access to navigation.

• U.S. Department of Justice announces sentencing for Broward wildlife dealer and company

  Friday, April 22, 2022 -  Broward wildlife dealer and company sentenced for a scheme to unlawfully enrich themselves and others by smuggling illegally-harvested Florida turtles out of the United States and into China, Japan, and other places.

• Governor Ron DeSantis Announces 57-Day 2022 Gulf Red Snapper Recreational Season

  Thursday, April 21, 2022 -  The 2022 Gulf red snapper recreational season will total 57 days, the longest season since the state assumed management of red snapper and will include both a summer and fall season.

• FWC to meet May 3 and 4 in Gainesville

  Monday, April 18, 2022 -  The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. ET each day and is open to the public.

• Innovative nutrient reduction project begins on Lake Okeechobee

  Thursday, April 14, 2022 -  This effort is part of the FWC’s strategy to use a variety of tools and explore new techniques to best manage for quality fish and wildlife habitat in Florida.

• FWC conducts aquatic plant control in Osceola Lakes

  Thursday, April 14, 2022 -  The FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in the Osceola County lakes in areas where it is encroaching on beneficial native submersed aquatic plants and could impact access to navigation and flood protection.

• 4 arrested for stone crab fishing violations

  Wednesday, April 13, 2022 -  FWC officers were conducting an operation to monitor for stone crab vessels fishing in the closed areas of the Big Bend stone crab – shrimping zones.

• FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Lake Apopka and Johns Lake

  Friday, April 8, 2022 -  The FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in areas where it is encroaching on beneficial native submersed aquatic plants and could impact access to navigation.

• FWC enhances Lake George and Silver Glen Spring by planting eelgrass

  Thursday, April 7, 2022 -  The FWC, in partnership with Clearwater Marine Aquarium, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service, is beginning a project to plant eelgrass, a native freshwater aquatic plant, in Lake George and Silver Glen Spring to enhance fish and wildlife habitat.