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• FWC to host Florida State Fish Art Contest

  Monday, September 19, 2022 -  Students in kindergarten through twelfth grade can compete in this free contest for a chance to win state and national honors and prizes.

• Results of the 2022 Lionfish Challenge: A record-breaking year!

  Friday, September 16, 2022 -  This year’s tournament boasted a total of 707 registered participants, the most in the program’s history.

• Eight prized bass are still swimming! Catch them by Sept. 30 to win

  Monday, September 12, 2022 -  Catching one of these special bass and successfully submitting it to TrophyCatch will net the lucky angler a $5,000 Bass Pro Shops gift card and $1,000 to shop at AFTCO, plus a chance at an additional $10,000. For the specific locations and rules, visit our TrophyCatch website.

• Get hooked on marine conservation with interactive games

  Thursday, September 8, 2022 -  FWC, in partnership with Pubbly, a digital education company, created five interactive games that engage and educate students on marine fisheries conservation. Jump in and make a splash this school year with interactive games today at FloridaFishing.Pubbly.com.

• FWC arrests 2 for Monroe County lobster violations

  Thursday, September 1, 2022 -  On Aug. 31, a yearlong resource investigation by state and federal authorities ended with the arrest of two men from the Lower Keys.

• Temporary regulation modifications for snook, redfish and spotted seatrout in a portion of southwest Florida will expire Aug. 31

  Wednesday, August 31, 2022 -  A series of Executive Orders were filed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) for snook, redfish and spotted seatrout in response to a severe red tide event from 2017-2019.

• Temporary regulation modification for snook in Charlotte Harbor effective Sept. 1

  Wednesday, August 31, 2022 -  The FWC has filed an Executive Order this month to extend the catch-and-release only limit on snook in the area of Charlotte Harbor until Dec. 1, 2022, when normal regulations for snook will go into effect.

• CORRECTION ON REOPENING DATE: Recreational harvest of red grouper in Gulf state waters will close on Aug. 30

  Tuesday, August 23, 2022 -  Harvest will reopen on Jan. 1, 2023.

• Recreational harvest of red grouper in Gulf state waters to close on Aug. 30

  Friday, August 19, 2022 -  This closure is consistent with the closure in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service.

• August blue crab trap closures for Florida’s northeast coast waived

  Wednesday, August 17, 2022 -  The FWC has waived the blue crab trap closure previously scheduled for Aug. 20-29, for all waters from Nassau through Volusia counties. Recreational and commercial blue crab traps may remain in the water during this period.