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• Bay scallop season opens June 15 in Dixie County and a portion of Taylor County

  Tuesday, June 9, 2020 -  The daily bag limit from June 15-30 in this area is 1 gallon of whole bay scallops in shell or 1 cup shucked per person OR 5 gallons whole or 2 pints shucked per vessel.

• June 1 saltwater fishing openings/closures

  Thursday, May 28, 2020 -  Gag grouper opens for recreational harvest in most state Gulf of Mexico waters and all federal Gulf waters (season opening does not include Franklin, Wakulla, Taylor and Jefferson counties, which opened April 1, nor Monroe County, which follows the Atlantic state season and opened May 1.)

• FWC approves State Reef Fish Survey, effective July 1, 2020

  Tuesday, May 26, 2020 -  This program expands the already successful Gulf Reef Fish Survey statewide to the Atlantic coast and Monroe County.

• Gray triggerfish opens March 1 in Gulf state and federal waters

  Tuesday, February 25, 2020 -  Learn more about gray triggerfish regulations at MyFWC.com/Marine.

• Spotted seatrout opens March 1 in Western Panhandle zone

  Monday, February 24, 2020 -  The new spotted seatrout size limit statewide is 15 to 19 inches total length, with one over 19 inches per vessel allowed.

• Snook opens to recreational harvest March 1 in some Gulf waters

  Monday, February 24, 2020 -  Unique to the region, snook are one of the many reasons Florida is the Fishing Capital of the World.

• FWC approves 2021 and beyond Gulf County bay scallop season

  Wednesday, February 19, 2020 -  The long-term bay scallop season in Gulf County (including St. Joseph Bay) to open Aug. 16 through Sept. 24 each year beginning in 2021.

• FWC extends snook, red drum and spotted seatrout catch-and-release measures in areas impacted by prolonged red tide

  Wednesday, February 19, 2020 -  All three species will remain catch-and-release through May 31, 2021, in all waters from the Hernando/Pasco county line south through Gordon Pass in Collier County.

• FWC approves Biscayne National Park fishing regulation changes

  Wednesday, February 19, 2020 -  The FWC approved several regulatory changes aimed at achieving fishery management goals in Biscayne National Park.

• It’s bat time again: Check your home before maternity season

  Thursday, February 13, 2020 -  Bat exclusions are illegal during the maternity season, which runs April 15 through August 15.