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• 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.

• August blue crab trap closures for Florida’s northeast coast waived

  Wednesday, August 17, 2022 -  The FWC has waived the blue crab trap closure previously scheduled for Aug. 20-29, for all waters from Nassau through Volusia counties. Recreational and commercial blue crab traps may remain in the water during this period.

• FWC announces major contribution for new pier on Lake Montgomery in Lake City

  Friday, August 12, 2022 -  The pier project was made possible by a generous private donation from the Grace and Aloysius Harter Family Trust, managed by Rose Pavey, to the FWC through the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida.