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• FWC: Conservation Remains Priority in Governor’s Budget

  Thursday, January 28, 2021 -  The budget will continue to support high priority conservation items, such as red tide research and invasive species management.

• Help with skunk conservation; report sightings to the FWC

  Wednesday, December 9, 2020 -  The Sunshine State is home to two species of skunks, the striped skunk and the smaller eastern spotted skunk.

• How saltwater fishing license add-ons help improve fisheries

  Tuesday, December 8, 2020 -  Fishery managers and researchers can use some of this information to have a better idea of how many people participate in a fishery, leading to better fisheries management practices.

• FWC research: Join us for virtual MarineQuest 2020!

  Monday, October 12, 2020 -  On Saturday, Oct. 17, beginning at 9 a.m. ET, tune in to the FWRI Facebook page for exclusive interviews with FWC scientists, behind the scenes footage of fieldwork and visits in the laboratories at the Research Institute.

• Atlantic red snapper season to begin; Anglers can help FWC gather data

  Wednesday, July 8, 2020 -  The two surveys will be used to track red snapper landings in-season and improve year-round estimates of recreational catch, including releases, for a variety of important reef fish stocks, including red snapper in the south Atlantic.