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• Recreational harvest of Gulf gray triggerfish opens Aug. 1

  Friday, July 28, 2023 -  The season is scheduled to close on Jan. 1, 2024.

• FWC seeks public input on snook regional management at Aug. 2 virtual workshop

  Thursday, July 27, 2023 -  The FWC is adopting a holistic management approach for snook that includes a review of several environmental and human factors.

• Florida spiny lobster seasons starts soon

  Friday, July 21, 2023 -  The 2023 spiny lobster season opens with the two-day recreational mini-season on July 26 and 27, followed by the regular commercial and recreational lobster season, which starts Aug. 6 and runs through March 31, 2024.

• FWC issues executive order to close recreational harvest of greater amberjack in state waters of the Gulf of Mexico

  Thursday, July 20, 2023 -  The 2023 recreational season for greater amberjack in Gulf state waters will be open Aug. 1 through Aug. 25, consistent with the Gulf federal season.

• FWC issues executive order to close recreational harvest of red grouper in Gulf state waters from July 21 through Dec. 31, 2023

  Thursday, July 20, 2023 -  The 2023 recreational season for red grouper in Gulf state waters will close on July 21 and remain closed through the end of the year, consistent with the closure in Gulf federal waters.

• Blue crab trap closure for Wakulla through Hernando counties starts July 20

  Wednesday, July 19, 2023 -  Blue crab traps may not be in state waters (shore to 3 nautical miles, including intracoastal waterways) waters of Wakulla through Hernando counties including all waters of the Ochlockonee River and Bay from July 20-29.

• FWC approves fishing regulations at Skyway Fishing Pier State Park

  Wednesday, July 19, 2023 -  At its July meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a rule to modify fishing regulations at Skyway Fishing Pier State Park.

• FWC Commissioners approve new rule creating Weeki Wachee Springs Protection Zone

  Wednesday, July 19, 2023 -  The Springs Protection Zone will restrict beaching, mooring, anchoring and grounding of vessels on the spring run of the Weeki Wachee River extending from the spring boil within Weeki Wachee State Park to the Rogers Park Boat Ramp.

• FWC reminds anglers to release reef fish with the right tools

  Friday, July 14, 2023 -  Florida requires a descending device and/or venting tool be rigged and ready for use when fishing for reef fish from a vessel in state waters (within 3 nautical miles on the Atlantic and 9 nautical miles on the Gulf).

• Southwest Florida blue crab trap closure ending early on July 17

  Friday, July 14, 2023 -  The blue crab trap closure included state waters from shore to 3 nautical miles, including intracoastal waterways, of Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Sarasota, Manatee, Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties.