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• FWC approves draft proposal for blackfin tuna

  Wednesday, July 17, 2019 -  The FWC approved a draft proposal to create a recreational limit for blackfin tuna of two fish per person or 10 fish per vessel, whichever is greater, and to extend this proposed regulation into federal waters.

• FWC approves new rule to stop illegal trapping of Florida’s songbirds

  Wednesday, July 17, 2019 -  The new rule within Chapter 68A-16, F.A.C. (Rules Relating to Birds) includes regulations regarding the use, placement and possession of bird traps, and will go into effect later this year.

• Southwest Florida blue crab trap closure to end early

  Friday, July 12, 2019 -  Starting July 15, blue crab traps may be placed back in state waters from the Palm Beach-Broward county line to the Pasco-Hernando county line.

• 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.

• FWC approves several changes to reef fish regulations

  Wednesday, May 1, 2019 -  Starting July 1, 2019 these changes will take effect.

• Starting April 1, harvest of tropical aquarium species prohibited at Blue Heron Bridge dive site

  Wednesday, March 27, 2019 -  Collection and possession of marine life fishery species is prohibited within the park and surrounding waters.

• How Florida’s saltwater fishing management boundaries came to be

  Wednesday, March 6, 2019 -  When you are on a boat, it’s hard to imagine boundaries. The sea is the sea. Wave after wave, it all looks the same. Above-water landmarks are few and far between. There are no signs that say, “now entering federal waters.”

• Reminder: Snook, red drum and spotted seatrout changes remain in effect for SW Florida areas previously impacted by red tide

  Tuesday, March 5, 2019 -  The FWC made these temporary regulation changes to help conserve these popular inshore species that were negatively impacted by a prolonged red tide that affected the area.