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• FWC reminds spring breakers renting boats and personal watercraft to know Florida’s boating safety regulations and rent from a permitted livery

  Friday, March 8, 2024 -  Recent changes to livery regulations and new topics and requirements for boating safety education have been implemented to improve public safety, increase accountability related to liveries and encourage safer operation by boaters.

• FWC to conduct prescribed burn on Lake Seminole

  Tuesday, February 20, 2024 -  The burn area is approximately 1,100 acres, which includes giant cutgrass, phragmites, Cuban bulrush and cattail, that was managed with herbicide last September, along with other associated vegetation.

• FWC to conduct prescribed burn on Lake Okeechobee

  Tuesday, February 20, 2024 -  The burn area is approximately 800 acres, which includes cattail that was managed with herbicide in October 2023, along with adjacent green cattail and other associated vegetation.

• FWC urges vessel owners to prepare and secure their boats for impending severe weather

  Monday, January 8, 2024 -  Severe thunderstorms are expected throughout north and central Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 9. With 25-35 mph winds and frequent gusts of 45- 55 mph, preparation is critical to staying safe and minimizing severe weather impacts.

• Boaters encouraged to be on the lookout during right whale calving season

  Wednesday, December 6, 2023 -  This endangered species is extremely hard to spot and collisions with vessels put passengers and crew at risk and could cause injury or death to right whales.

• FWC Commissioners review proposed rule revisions for wildlife rehabilitation

  Wednesday, December 6, 2023 -  The proposed amendments will increase public safety, improve animal welfare, clarify current rule language, increase professionalism and update requirements for wildlife rehabilitation permittees.

• FWC issues new executive order, outlining new hunting regulations for CWD Management Zone

  Friday, September 15, 2023 -  On Sept. 8, the FWC issued a new executive order outlining regulations designed to increase sampling and slow the spread of CWD in Florida deer.

• Be BearWise® as bears become more active in fall

  Thursday, September 14, 2023 -  Following BearWise® practices can help prevent negative interactions with bears and other wildlife, including securing garbage and removing food attractants.

• FWC, FDACS and partner agencies to conduct two additional public meetings to discuss new regulations to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease in north Florida

  Wednesday, September 13, 2023 -  The meetings will provide information about chronic wasting disease, updates on the unified agency and partner response, new hunting regulations for the area, sampling and testing procedures, and an opportunity for area residents to ask questions about CWD and CWD management strategies.

• FWC patrols and protects Florida’s waterways over Labor Day weekend

  Friday, September 8, 2023 -  Between Sept. 2-4, FWC officers removed nearly 20 unsafe and impaired vessel operators from the waterways of Florida for boating under the influence, cited over 380 and provided education and warnings to over 2,800 boaters for safety violations.