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• FWC Commissioners approve the first Springs Protection Zone in Florida at Nichols Spring

  Thursday, December 1, 2022 -  Anchoring, mooring, beaching or grounding a vessel within the spring or along the spring’s shoreline will be prohibited.

• FWC approves rule enabling grant-funded removal of at risk/public nuisance vessels

  Thursday, December 1, 2022 -  Removing at-risk/public nuisance vessels before they become derelict will save Florida taxpayers money.

• FWC approves rules establishing livery permit requirements and new boating safety education topics, requirements

  Thursday, December 1, 2022 -  The changes align FWC rules with recent legislative changes, will improve public safety and increase accountability related to liveries.

• FWC Officer Dillan Hudson named 2022 Shikar-Safari Officer of the Year

  Wednesday, November 30, 2022 -  The annual award honors a state officer whose efforts show outstanding performance and achievement among sworn conservation law enforcement personnel.

• FWC approves rule to modify shortfin mako bag limit

  Wednesday, November 30, 2022 -  The FWC approved a rule to set the Florida state waters recreational bag limit for Atlantic shortfin mako at zero.

• Updates to permitting guidelines benefit Florida gopher tortoises

  Wednesday, November 30, 2022 -  The goal of the update is to better protect gopher tortoises by incentivizing relocations to protected recipient sites, clearly defining roles and responsibilities in the relocation process, and clarifying other provisions in the guidelines.

• FWC approves state listing of striped newt as threatened

  Wednesday, November 30, 2022 -  Significant population declines have been documented throughout the range of this native salamander since 2000.

• FWC now accepting applications for newly created Vessel Turn-In Program

  Monday, November 28, 2022 -  VTIP is a voluntary program designed to help owners dispose of their unwanted at-risk vessels before they become derelict.

• Harmful Algal Bloom Grant Program funds three projects

  Tuesday, November 22, 2022 -  FWRI's Harmful Algal Bloom Grant Program has awarded funding to three projects to address research related to Karenia brevis.

• Anglers: Compete in new trophy bass fishing competition, Battle of the Lakes!

  Tuesday, November 22, 2022 -  The FWC’s Florida Trophy Bass Project is pitting two popular fishing destinations against each other: Orange Lake versus Fellsmere Water Management Area (also known as Headwaters) to determine which of these two waterbodies will be the 2022-23 Florida Trophy Bass Lake of the Year.