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• FWC reminds vessel owners to secure their boats and have a plan in place for impending severe weather

  Monday, August 28, 2023 -  Taking time to prepare well in advance of an impending storm reduces risk to life and property.

• FWC finalizes investigation into fatal Cutter Bank boating accident; operator charged

  Monday, August 14, 2023 -  On Sept. 4, 2022, a 29-foot Robalo boat with 14 occupants aboard, all from Miami, struck a channel marker while traveling in the intracoastal waterway, bayside of Broad Creek at the south end of Cutter Bank in Miami-Dade County

• Hunter safety courses offered in 6 counties in September

  Thursday, August 10, 2023 -  Hunter safety courses are designed to help students become safe, responsible and knowledgeable hunters and learn about conservation.

• FWC names Patrick Sreenan Victor Heller Hunter Safety Instructor of the Year

  Wednesday, July 19, 2023 -  The award recognizes a volunteer who significantly advances the cause of safe hunting through extraordinary service in training and education.

• More than 400 north Florida residents attend public meeting to discuss chronic wasting disease

  Wednesday, July 12, 2023 -  The meeting provided information about CWD and an opportunity for area residents to ask questions about CWD and CWD management strategies.

• FWC removes nearly 100 impaired operators during Operation Dry Water and the Fourth of July holiday

  Tuesday, July 11, 2023 -  From July 1-3, FWC officers arrested 94 vessel operators for boating under the influence of alcohol or drugs, preventing the possibility of life-altering events from occurring.

• Red tide video series continues with “Seafood Safety”

  Friday, July 7, 2023 -  The information is intended for a variety of audiences, from vacationers with little knowledge of red tide to long-time residents who wish to know more about staying safe when consuming seafood in the presence of red tide.

• FWC promotes awareness and heightened enforcement for boating under the influence during Operation Dry Water this weekend

  Friday, June 30, 2023 -  Operation Dry Water is a year-round Boating Under the Influence awareness campaign that facilitates a national weekend of BUI detection and enforcement aimed at reducing the number of alcohol- and drug-related boating incidents and fatalities.

• FWC, FDACS and partner agencies issue emergency order, implement management actions to monitor and protect against possible spread of CWD in north Florida

  Tuesday, June 20, 2023 -  The FWC and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services have implemented management actions and an executive order to protect against the possible spread of CWD.

• FWC, FDACS and partner agencies activate chronic wasting disease response plan after disease detected in Florida white-tailed deer

  Thursday, June 15, 2023 -  The FWC has confirmed that a road-killed 4.5-year-old female white-tailed deer in Holmes County sampled during routine surveillance activities has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD).