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• FWC and Florida Forest Service partner to expand Seminole State Forest

  Wednesday, September 7, 2022 -  The newly added tract is part of the Wekiva-Ocala Greenway, which is part of the Florida Forever program that has acquired hundreds of thousands of acres for conservation and public enjoyment of the state’s natural resources since 2001.

• Be a holiday hero for sea turtles and shorebirds this Labor Day

  Thursday, September 1, 2022 -  You can help nesting sea turtles and their emerging hatchlings, along with shorebirds and flightless chicks, by giving them space, removing beach gear at night, keeping beaches clean and dark, and filling in holes dug in the sand before you leave.

• FWC arrests 2 for Monroe County lobster violations

  Thursday, September 1, 2022 -  On Aug. 31, a yearlong resource investigation by state and federal authorities ended with the arrest of two men from the Lower Keys.

• Temporary regulation modifications for snook, redfish and spotted seatrout in a portion of southwest Florida will expire Aug. 31

  Wednesday, August 31, 2022 -  A series of Executive Orders were filed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) for snook, redfish and spotted seatrout in response to a severe red tide event from 2017-2019.

• Temporary regulation modification for snook in Charlotte Harbor effective Sept. 1

  Wednesday, August 31, 2022 -  The FWC has filed an Executive Order this month to extend the catch-and-release only limit on snook in the area of Charlotte Harbor until Dec. 1, 2022, when normal regulations for snook will go into effect.

• New red tide video to educate visitors and residents 

  Monday, August 29, 2022 -  Available as a single video or as three shorter stand-alone videos focused on each topic, these easy-to-access resources can be readily shared to help provide critical education leading up to and during red tide events.

• Find a fawn? If you care, leave it there

  Friday, August 26, 2022 -  If you find a fawn that you think is abandoned, do not touch it, pick it up or remove it from its natural environment.

• FWC seeks input on draft revisions to Gopher Tortoise Permitting Guidelines

  Wednesday, August 24, 2022 -  Key revisions and information included in the guidelines will be presented at two public webinars.

• CORRECTION ON REOPENING DATE: Recreational harvest of red grouper in Gulf state waters will close on Aug. 30

  Tuesday, August 23, 2022 -  Harvest will reopen on Jan. 1, 2023.

• Recreational harvest of red grouper in Gulf state waters to close on Aug. 30

  Friday, August 19, 2022 -  This closure is consistent with the closure in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service.