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• FWC proposes changes to marine special activity license program

  Tuesday, September 17, 2024 -  The FWC proposed changes to improve the Marine Special Activity License program licensing process, accommodate additional requested activities and update provisions to several license types.

• FWC approves changes to marine fisheries trip ticket reporting requirements

  Tuesday, September 17, 2024 -  These regulation changes will improve and modernize the Marine Fisheries Trip Ticket Program commercial reporting rules, which will ultimately provide more timely and accurate information for improved management of Florida’s marine fisheries and faster requests for federal aid after a natural disaster.

• FWC to meet Sept. 17-18 in Duck Key

  Tuesday, September 3, 2024 -  The FWC will meet in person Sept. 17-18 at the Hawks Cay Resort, 61 Hawks Cay Blvd., Duck Key, FL 33050. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. ET each day and is open to the public.

• FWC secures conservation benefit with the partial release of easements at Split Oak Forest WEA

  Thursday, May 2, 2024 -  The FWC will only consider the release of conservation easements to achieve a net positive benefit. The lands received by the FWC in this exchange represent a 25:1 offset of the direct loss of 60 acres of habitat within Split Oak Forest WEA’s conservation easement, a 17:1 return on upland habitat, and 6:1 gains in gopher tortoise habitat.

• FWC recognizes “Super” Sid Pennington as Sonya Rood Volunteer of the Year

  Thursday, May 2, 2024 -  The award recognizes one volunteer who demonstrates superior performance resulting in exemplary achievement for the FWC.

• Recreational harvest of Gulf red grouper closes July 1

  Thursday, May 2, 2024 -  The 2024 recreational season will be closed from July 1 through Dec. 31, consistent with the closure in Gulf federal waters.

• FWC issues executive order to close recreational harvest of blueline tilefish in Atlantic state waters starting July 19

  Thursday, May 2, 2024 -  The 2024 recreational season will close at 12:01 a.m. on July 19, 2024, consistent with the closure in adjacent federal waters.

• FWC approves rule amendment for largemouth bass possession

  Wednesday, May 1, 2024 -  The amendment clarifies possession rules when documenting largemouth bass for TrophyCatch, FWC’s bass fishing and citizen science program.

• Assistant Statewide Prosecutor Robert Miller named 2024 FWC Division of Law Enforcement Prosecutor of the Year

  Wednesday, May 1, 2024 -  Miller has shown a keen interest in the complexities of the FWC’s resource-related cases and has applied his 20 years of prosecutorial experience to bring violators to justice.

• Volusia County receives Youth Hunting Program’s Landowner of the Year award

  Wednesday, May 1, 2024 -  This program strives to provide quality hunting experiences for 12- to 17-year-olds to increase the number of youths involved in the tradition of hunting.