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• FWC approves proposed redfish rule changes for state waters

  Wednesday, May 4, 2022 -  Staff plans to continue to gather input on the proposed rules and will return to the Commission for a Final Rule Hearing later this year.

• New dolphinfish recreational regulations start May 1 in Atlantic state waters

  Friday, April 29, 2022 -  These new regulations are a proactive conservation measure intended to help address stakeholder concerns regarding declines in the dolphinfish fishery.

• Mark your calendars: 2022 Lionfish Festival May 14-15 in Destin

  Friday, April 29, 2022 -  Activities will include fillet demonstrations; family-friendly games and activities; art, diving and conservation booths; and the world’s largest lionfish spearfishing tournament, the Emerald Coast Open.

• Stone crab season ends May 2

  Tuesday, April 26, 2022 -  Stone crab traps must be removed from the water within five days after the close of the stone crab season.

• Grouper, hogfish and blueline tilefish seasons reopen May 1 in Atlantic

  Monday, April 25, 2022 -  More information about bag and size limits, gear restrictions and fishing seasons for these species is available online at MyFWC.com/Marine.

• Greater amberjack reopens to recreational harvest in Gulf waters May 1-31

  Monday, April 25, 2022 -  Following a closure in June and July, recreational harvest of Gulf greater amberjack is scheduled to reopen again Aug. 1-Oct. 31.

• Governor Ron DeSantis Announces 57-Day 2022 Gulf Red Snapper Recreational Season

  Thursday, April 21, 2022 -  The 2022 Gulf red snapper recreational season will total 57 days, the longest season since the state assumed management of red snapper and will include both a summer and fall season.

• 4 arrested for stone crab fishing violations

  Wednesday, April 13, 2022 -  FWC officers were conducting an operation to monitor for stone crab vessels fishing in the closed areas of the Big Bend stone crab – shrimping zones.

• Spiny lobster season closes April 1

  Wednesday, March 30, 2022 -  The spiny lobster recreational and commercial seasons close to harvest in state and federal waters starting April 1 and will reopen Aug. 6.

• 4 Florida counties open April 1 to gag grouper recreational harvest

  Wednesday, March 30, 2022 -  State waters off the coast of Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties will open to recreational harvest of gag grouper starting April 1.