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• Mark your calendars: 2022 Lionfish Festival May 14-15 in Destin

  Friday, April 29, 2022 -  Activities will include fillet demonstrations; family-friendly games and activities; art, diving and conservation booths; and the world’s largest lionfish spearfishing tournament, the Emerald Coast Open.

• Stone crab season ends May 2

  Tuesday, April 26, 2022 -  Stone crab traps must be removed from the water within five days after the close of the stone crab season.

• Grouper, hogfish and blueline tilefish seasons reopen May 1 in Atlantic

  Monday, April 25, 2022 -  More information about bag and size limits, gear restrictions and fishing seasons for these species is available online at MyFWC.com/Marine.

• Greater amberjack reopens to recreational harvest in Gulf waters May 1-31

  Monday, April 25, 2022 -  Following a closure in June and July, recreational harvest of Gulf greater amberjack is scheduled to reopen again Aug. 1-Oct. 31.

• Governor Ron DeSantis Announces 57-Day 2022 Gulf Red Snapper Recreational Season

  Thursday, April 21, 2022 -  The 2022 Gulf red snapper recreational season will total 57 days, the longest season since the state assumed management of red snapper and will include both a summer and fall season.

• 4 arrested for stone crab fishing violations

  Wednesday, April 13, 2022 -  FWC officers were conducting an operation to monitor for stone crab vessels fishing in the closed areas of the Big Bend stone crab – shrimping zones.

• FWC enhances Lake George and Silver Glen Spring by planting eelgrass

  Thursday, April 7, 2022 -  The FWC, in partnership with Clearwater Marine Aquarium, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service, is beginning a project to plant eelgrass, a native freshwater aquatic plant, in Lake George and Silver Glen Spring to enhance fish and wildlife habitat.

• FWC, Southwest Florida CISMA invite the public to participate in freshwater 2022 Invasive Fish Roundup

  Wednesday, April 6, 2022 -  This event takes place from April 28 through May 1, with the weigh-in occurring on Sunday, May 1 from noon until 3 p.m. at Bass Pro Shops, Fort Myers.

• FWC reveals all 10 locations where prized bass are swimming

  Wednesday, April 6, 2022 -  To celebrate season 10 of the TrophyCatch program, FWC biologists tagged 10 trophy-sized largemouth bass with bright pink tags and their secret fishing locations have been divulged.

• Cherry Lake Working Group hosting public meeting on lake management

  Wednesday, April 6, 2022 -  The Cherry Lake Working Group is hosting a public meeting on Tuesday, April 19, from 6-8 p.m. at 4H Camp Cherry. Prior to the meeting, the Friends of Cherry Lake will host a BBQ from 4 to 5:30 p.m. with requested donations.