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• Recreational harvest of Atlantic red porgy closes July 1 

  Thursday, June 26, 2025 -  Harvest will reopen in Atlantic state waters on May 1, 2026. 

• FWC to host in-person workshops for proposed rules protecting bonefish at pre-spawning aggregation site 

  Monday, June 23, 2025 -  At its May meeting, the FWC proposed establishing a 1.74-square-mile area east of Elliott Key inside BNP that would seasonally prohibit hook-and-line fishing and possession of hook-and-line gear from November through May.

• FWC to host public workshops to gather input on proposed rules for Gulf lane snapper 

  Thursday, June 19, 2025 -  Staff will provide a brief presentation on potential proposed rules before gathering public comment at the workshop. 

• Bay scallop season opens June 15 in the Fenholloway – Suwannee River Zone 

  Thursday, June 12, 2025 -  This includes all state waters in Dixie County, a portion of Taylor County including the towns of Keaton Beach and Steinhatchee, and a portion of Levy County. 

• FWC announces winners of the School Fishing Program’s Fishing & Conservation Challenge

  Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - 

• FWC to host in-person and virtual public workshops on commercial and recreational oyster harvest 

  Monday, June 2, 2025 -  Topics for discussion include changes to licensing requirements for fishery participants, harvest limits, seasons, tolerances for undersized attached and unattached oysters, and enforcement of undersized oysters in a certified oyster house. 

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

  Friday, May 30, 2025 -  Seasonal harvest closures help conserve Florida’s valuable fisheries for the future.

• Recreational harvest of snook for Florida’s East Coast will close June 1 

  Wednesday, May 28, 2025 -  The recreational harvest season will reopen Oct. 1, 2025, in the Northeast, Indian River Lagoon and Southeast management regions.

• FWC: Reel in the fun on two license-free fishing weekends! 

  Tuesday, May 27, 2025 -  This summer's license-free fishing weekends are on June 7-8 for saltwater and June 14-15 for freshwater.

• FWC reminds anglers: Florida’s 2025 private recreational Gulf red snapper season opens Saturday, May 24, for Memorial Day Weekend

  Friday, May 23, 2025 -  Florida’s ability to offer this extended season is made possible with the data collected in collaboration with anglers through Florida’s State Reef Fish Survey.