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• One idle-speed, no-wake zone on Santa Fe active

  Friday, March 25, 2022 -  An idle-speed, no-wake zone means a vessel must proceed at a speed no greater than what is required to maintain steerageway and headway.

• Go slow, look out below; Manatees need your help

  Wednesday, March 23, 2022 -  From April 1 through Nov. 15, seasonal manatee zones require boaters to slow down in certain areas to prevent manatees from being injured or killed by motorboats or personal watercrafts.

• FWC announces benchmark of 1 million registered vessels in Florida

  Friday, March 18, 2022 -  With more people calling Florida home and more vessels on the water, it’s important that residents and visitors practice safe boating.

• Two idle-speed, no-wake zones on Santa Fe active

  Friday, March 18, 2022 -  An idle-speed, no-wake zone means a vessel must proceed at a speed no greater than what is required to maintain steerageway and headway.

• FWC encourages boaters to “Spring Aboard” and take a boater education class

  Thursday, March 10, 2022 -  Spring is the perfect time to take a boating safety course before the summer boating season begins.

• FWC detail aimed at reducing number of derelict vessels in Tampa Bay and surrounding waterways

  Tuesday, March 8, 2022 -  This operation resulted in 17 derelict vessel citations and 12 at-risk citations.

• FWC, partners remove nearly 5,000 pounds of marine debris from Citrus County coastal waters

  Wednesday, February 23, 2022 -  Volunteers met the morning of Feb. 15 to coordinate the removal of derelict crab traps around the Ozello, Crystal River and barge canal areas.

• FWC announces completion of the removal of 24 derelict vessels from the Florida Keys

  Monday, February 21, 2022 -  The removals, which were estimated to take six months, were completed ahead of schedule.

• 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.

• FWC approves funding to remove 27 derelict vessels from the Florida Keys

  Friday, January 7, 2022 -  More derelict vessels are removed from Monroe County each year than any other area of the state. As of January 2022, law enforcement has documented more than 150 derelict vessels within Monroe County in the FWC’s derelict vessel database.