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• FWC’s TrophyCatch ends Season 8 with incredible milestones

  Monday, November 16, 2020 -  The TrophyCatch team was thrilled to recognize and award the anglers who submitted 22 Hall of Fame largemouth bass that were caught, documented and released back into Florida’s waters.

• And the 2020 Lionfish Challenge winners are…

  Tuesday, November 10, 2020 -  The FWC will honor the first place winners in each category at their hometown dive shops via Facebook Live events on Facebook.com/FWCReefRangers.

• FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Lake Toho

  Thursday, November 5, 2020 -  The FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in the Osceola County lake in areas where it is encroaching on beneficial native submersed aquatic plants and may impact access to navigation and flood protection.

• New Gulf record lionfish

  Thursday, November 5, 2020 -  Donald C. Vautrinot was spearfishing for red snapper off Destin when he snagged a Gulf record 18.19 inch lionfish.

• FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Lake Sampson

  Thursday, November 5, 2020 -  The FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in the Bradford County lake in areas where it is encroaching on beneficial native submersed aquatic plants.

• Why we need to unite against chronic wasting disease and prevent it from entering Florida

  Tuesday, November 3, 2020 -  This infectious disease of the brain and central nervous system is always fatal for members of the deer family and there’s no known cure or effective vaccine.

• Make a difference for manatees this November

  Wednesday, October 28, 2020 -  As temperatures drop, many of the state’s over 8,000 manatees will be on the move, migrating to warmer waters for the winter.

• Increased king mackerel recreational bag limit in effect in Atlantic through March 16, 2021

  Tuesday, October 27, 2020 -  The recreational bag limit for king mackerel has been increased to four fish per person per day through March 16, 2021, in all Atlantic state and federal waters from Miami-Dade through Nassau counties.

• FWC invites public comments for Division of Law Enforcement reaccreditation assessment

  Monday, October 26, 2020 -  The division must comply with approximately 240 standards to receive reaccreditation status. If the CFA determines the Division of Law Enforcement has complied with the appropriate standards, the reaccreditation will be awarded for three years.

• Gray triggerfish closes today, Oct. 26, in Gulf state and federal waters

  Monday, October 26, 2020 -  The season is scheduled to reopen March 1, 2021.