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• FWC Commissioners approve amendment making derelict vessel removals easier for local governments

  Wednesday, September 18, 2024 -  The FWC proposed a block grant funding option within the existing program to allow an additional reimbursement option for ongoing vessel removals in areas that remove a substantial number of DVs annually.

• FWC announces results and winners of the 2024 Florida Python Challenge™

  Tuesday, September 17, 2024 -  This year, 857 participants from 33 states and Canada helped support Everglades conservation by collectively removing 195 invasive Burmese pythons from south Florida as part of the competition, with the Ultimate Grand Prize winner removing a total of 20 pythons.

• FWC classifies oceanic whitetip shark as a prohibited species

  Tuesday, September 17, 2024 -  This rule will make Florida’s state regulations consistent with federal regulations, promote conservation, and support coordinated interstate and international efforts to rebuild the threatened oceanic whitetip shark population.

• 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 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 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 gag grouper in Atlantic state waters starting June 15

  Thursday, May 2, 2024 -  The 2024 recreational season will close at 12:01 a.m. on June 15, 2024, consistent with the closure in adjacent federal waters.