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• Watch the 2021 Snook Symposium online June 30

  Monday, June 28, 2021 -  Watch the FWC's seventh Snook Symposium online at TheFloridaChannel.org on June 30, beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET.

• FWC helps tag nearly 150 tegus and green iguanas with a month left in 90-day grace period

  Thursday, June 24, 2021 -  New rules require owners of pet tegus and green iguanas to apply for a no-cost permit and mark their pets with a Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag, also known as a microchip.

• Gag grouper recreational annual closure starts July 1 from Franklin to Taylor County

  Thursday, June 24, 2021 -  The season will reopen off these counties from Sept. 1 through Dec. 31.

• Bay scallop season opens July 1 in Franklin-Jefferson, a portion of Taylor, & Levy-Hernando counties

  Wednesday, June 23, 2021 -  Will remain open through Sept. 24. This includes Carrabelle, Lanark, St. Marks, Cedar Key, Crystal River and Homosassa.

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers renames Moore Haven Lock and Dam to honor fallen FWC Officer Julian Keen, Jr.

  Friday, June 18, 2021 -  Officer Keen was shot and killed in LaBelle last June after attempting to stop a hit-and-run suspect while off duty. He served more than six years with the FWC and was highly respected in his community.

• FWC is helping pet owners tag their tegus, green iguanas to prepare for new rules

  Wednesday, June 16, 2021 -  The free regional event will be held on June 26 at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium in the Stiles-Nicholson Education Center, 4800 Dreher Trail N in West Palm Beach.

• Gone Coastal: Tips for finding a good fishing spot in open water

  Tuesday, June 15, 2021 -  Open-water fishing is challenging and requires technique and prior research.

• FWC names Roger Young new director for Division of Law Enforcement

  Monday, June 14, 2021 -  Col. Young will oversee more than 1,000 employees in the FWC’s Division of Law Enforcement who protect Florida’s natural resources and provide public safety on state lands and waters.

• Bay scallop season opens June 15 between the Fenholloway and Suwannee rivers

  Thursday, June 10, 2021 -  This includes all state waters in Dixie County and a portion of Taylor County and includes the towns of Keaton Beach and Steinhatchee.

• Reef-wide outplanting of corals susceptible to stony coral tissue loss disease begins

  Wednesday, June 9, 2021 -  Reef restoration experiments in Florida have never been replicated on such a large scale before, with 24 outplanting sites spanning from Martin County down the coast of southeast Florida to Key West.