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

  Monday, July 12, 2021 -  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.

• Four idle-speed, no-wake zones on Suwannee, Santa Fe still active

  Monday, March 8, 2021 -  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.

• 5 idle-speed, no-wake zones activated on Suwannee, Santa Fe rivers

  Wednesday, February 24, 2021 -  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.

• Idle-speed, no-wake zone activated on Santa Fe River

  Friday, February 19, 2021 -  An idle-speed, no-wake zone was activated today on the Santa Fe River, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officials.

• High water prompts restrictions at wildlife management areas in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties

  Wednesday, August 12, 2020 -  This action is needed to reduce stress to area wildlife caused by high water levels that force them to take refuge on tree islands and levees.

• Idle-speed, no-wake zone activated on Santa Fe River

  Friday, June 19, 2020 -  Zone 8 was activated today on the Santa Fe River, according to FWC officials.

• Help FWC monitor freshwater turtle die-offs due to virus

  Thursday, February 27, 2020 -  A fatal viral disease continues to impact Florida freshwater turtles, and the FWC asks the public to assist the ongoing investigation by reporting sick and dead turtles.

• FWC Commissioners move to protect Florida shoal bass

  Tuesday, October 8, 2019 -  The FWC has approved moving forward on a draft rule to suspend harvest and possession of shoal bass in the Chipola River and its tributaries.

• FWC’s panel on coral disease highlights partnerships, response efforts

  Thursday, May 2, 2019 -  This outbreak is unique due to its large geographic range, duration and the number of species affected, but the response is unprecedented as well.

• FWC extends red tide fisheries conservation measures in SW Florida

  Wednesday, May 1, 2019 -  The extension for red drum, snook and spotted seatrout will go into effect May 11 and will apply from the Pasco-Hernando county line south (including all waters of Tampa Bay) through Gordon Pass in Collier County.