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• FWC approves changes to boundaries of Coral Formation Protection Zones in John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park 

  Wednesday, August 13, 2025 -  The revised coordinates enhance the protection of coral reef habitat while increasing access for lobster harvest and trap deployment in areas of seagrass and sand. 

• FWC Officer Jacob Wild named Shikar-Safari Officer of the Year 

  Wednesday, August 13, 2025 -  The annual award honors a state officer whose efforts show outstanding performance and achievement among sworn conservation law enforcement personnel. 

• FWC approves final proposed rules for highly regulated black bear hunting

  Wednesday, August 13, 2025 -  The new rules establish Bear Hunting Zones within four of the seven existing Bear Management Units.

• FWC announces results and winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge™ 

  Wednesday, August 13, 2025 -  During this year’s 10-day competition, 934 participants from 30 states and Canada helped support Everglades conservation by collectively removing a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from south Florida.

• FWC approves changes to inshore shrimp harvest in Nassau and Duval counties

  Wednesday, August 13, 2025 -  This regulation change was requested by stakeholders and will allow commercial shrimpers to use dead shrimp rather than discarding.

• FWC proposes rule changes for Gulf lane snapper 

  Wednesday, August 13, 2025 -  These changes intend to reduce the risk of overfishing, mitigate the likelihood of early closures, and increase consistency between Gulf state and federal waters. 

• FWC approves guidelines revisions to support burrowing owl conservation

  Wednesday, August 13, 2025 -  The goal of the update is to maximize conservation value of permitting actions, improve regulatory certainty, and streamline the permit review process for stakeholders and FWC staff.

• FWC to meet Aug. 13-14 in Havana

  Wednesday, July 30, 2025 -  The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. EDT each day and is open to the public.

• FWC proposes Phase II changes to Marine Special Activity License program 

  Thursday, May 22, 2025 -  Staff will continue to gather public feedback on Phase II changes and will return to the Commission in November for a final public hearing with any additional changes. 

• FWC proposes changes to protect a bonefish pre-spawning aggregation in Biscayne National Park

  Thursday, May 22, 2025 -  This newly discovered aggregation is the only scientifically documented one of its kind in Florida.