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• Bay scallop season opens July 10 in the Pasco Zone 

  Monday, July 7, 2025 -  Recreational harvesters need a Florida saltwater fishing license to harvest bay scallops unless they are exempt from needing a license or have a no-cost shoreline fishing license and are wading from shore to collect scallops.

• Be a holiday hero for nesting sea turtles and shorebirds

  Wednesday, July 2, 2025 -  Anyone spending time along our shorelines can help with nesting success for both sea turtles and waterbirds by giving them space, keeping beaches clean and dark, and leaving personal fireworks at home.

• FWC: New flier fish co-record holder 

  Wednesday, July 2, 2025 -  Michael Baxley caught a 1.36-pound flier on Ocheesee Pond in Jackson County in June 2025. 

• Protect Florida manatees and sea turtles with fresh decals from the FWC

  Tuesday, July 1, 2025 -  Every year beginning July 1, new manatee and sea turtle decals become available for a $5 donation at your local tax collector’s office.

• Bay scallop season opens July 1 in Franklin – NW Taylor County region and Levy, Citrus and Hernando counties 

  Friday, June 27, 2025 -  Harvest of bay scallops is permitted only by hand or by using a landing or dip net. Commercial harvest is prohibited. 

• FWC preparing to implement new law to improve vessel accountability and reduce derelict vessels

  Friday, June 27, 2025 -  Senate Bill 164, signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on June 19, will go into effect on July 1, 2025.

• Recreational harvest of Atlantic red porgy closes July 1 

  Thursday, June 26, 2025 -  Harvest will reopen in Atlantic state waters on May 1, 2026. 

• FWC leading historic restoration efforts on Lake Kissimmee

  Wednesday, June 25, 2025 -  The FWC has allocated an unprecedented $2.35 million over two years to support this restoration effort, marking the largest revegetation project in agency history.

• Be GatorWise this summer

  Tuesday, June 24, 2025 -  GatorWise is a new public awareness campaign that aims to promote realistic public perceptions about alligators and assist the public in taking appropriate actions to minimize conflict.

• FWC to host in-person workshops for proposed rules protecting bonefish at pre-spawning aggregation site 

  Monday, June 23, 2025 -  At its May meeting, the FWC proposed establishing a 1.74-square-mile area east of Elliott Key inside BNP that would seasonally prohibit hook-and-line fishing and possession of hook-and-line gear from November through May.