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  Seasonal closure for spotted seatrout in Central East Region starts Nov. 1

  Monday, October 31, 2022 -  This includes all state and federal waters from Palm Beach through Volusia counties.

• Flounder recreational harvest season closes Oct. 15

  Monday, October 10, 2022 -  The recreational harvest of flounder in all Florida state and federal waters will close Oct. 15, and remain closed through Nov. 30, reopening Dec. 1.

• 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.
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  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.
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  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.

• Brevard-Palm Beach blue crab trap closure ending early

  Friday, August 12, 2022 -  Recreational and commercial blue crab traps may be placed back in all waters of Brevard through Palm Beach counties starting Aug. 14.

• East coast blue crab trap closures start Aug. 10

  Wednesday, August 3, 2022 -  Recreational and commercial blue crab traps must be removed from certain state waters on the east coast of Florida prior to Aug. 10, the first day of two 10-day trap closures occurring this month.

• Recreational and commercial spiny lobster season opens Aug. 6

  Tuesday, August 2, 2022 -  Learn more about bag limits, size limits, where to harvest, and other regulations at MyFWC.com/Marine by clicking on “Recreational Regulations” and “Lobster,” which is under the “Crabs, Lobster and other Shellfish” tab.