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• Spotted seatrout: Western Panhandle harvest closes Feb. 1

  Friday, January 28, 2022 -  Spotted seatrout harvest will reopen in the Western Panhandle Region March 1, 2022.

• FWC officers in Tampa prepare for Gasparilla boat parade with refresher training on BUI enforcement

  Friday, January 28, 2022 -  The FWC wants to remind this Saturday’s event vessel operators that boating under the influence of alcohol or drugs can have fatal consequences and is never worth the risk.

• Snook slated to reopen in Atlantic state waters Feb. 1 

  Thursday, January 27, 2022 -  For more information about snook, visit MyFWC.com/Marine and click on “Recreational Regulations” and “Snook.”

• FWC to hold public meeting on proposed black crappie regulation change at Lake Jackson, Osceola County

  Tuesday, January 25, 2022 -  The meeting will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area field office on Three Lakes WMA.

• FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Lake Yale

  Monday, January 24, 2022 -  The FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in the Lake County lake in areas where it is encroaching on beneficial native submersed aquatic plants and could impact access to navigation.

• FWC responds to bear incident in Daytona Beach

  Thursday, January 20, 2022 -  The man received non-life-threatening injuries from a bear while attempting to protect his dogs. The man’s dogs were not injured.

• St. Johns River blue crab trap closure ending early

  Wednesday, January 19, 2022 -  Recreational and commercial blue crab traps can be placed back in all waters of the St. Johns River system starting Friday, Jan. 21.

• FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Cherry Lake

  Tuesday, January 18, 2022 -  The FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in the Madison County lake in areas where it is encroaching on beneficial native submersed aquatic plants and could impact access to navigation.

• FWC responds to bear incident in Volusia County

  Friday, January 14, 2022 -  The FWC and the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call from a woman who was injured by a black bear while walking her dog in DeBary at approximately 9 p.m. on Jan. 13.

• FWC seeks contracted nuisance alligator trapper for Santa Rosa County

  Monday, January 10, 2022 -  To learn more about becoming a contracted nuisance alligator trapper and to apply online, visit MyFWC.com/Alligator and click on “Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program.”