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• Stone crab season starts Oct. 15

  Friday, October 1, 2021 -  The recreational and commercial stone crab harvest seasons start Oct. 15 and remain open through May 1, closing May 2, 2022.

• Flounder recreational harvest season closes Oct. 15

  Thursday, September 30, 2021 -  Will remain closed through Nov. 30, reopening Dec. 1.

• Help improve data by submitting your catch-and-release fish info through iAngler

  Wednesday, September 29, 2021 -  Help improve data on catch-and-release fishing, especially for redfish, snook and spotted seatrout caught in areas of southwest Florida that are currently catch-and-release only due to impacts of red tide.

• Florida’s Coral Reef: Our Underwater National Treasure

  Friday, September 24, 2021 -  It provides shelter, food and breeding sites for many of your favorite marine species.

• Sept. 24: last day to harvest bay scallops this year

  Friday, September 17, 2021 -  The last day to recreationally harvest bay scallops in Gulf County through northwest Taylor County, and in Levy through Hernando counties is Sept. 24.

• Snook season starts Sept. 1

  Friday, August 27, 2021 -  Unique to the region, snook are one of the many reasons Florida is the Fishing Capital of the World.

• Blueline tilefish recreational season closes Sept. 1 in Atlantic state waters 

  Thursday, August 26, 2021 -  This season will reopen May 1, 2022.

• Gag grouper fall season opens Sept. 1 in Gulf 4-county region

  Thursday, August 26, 2021 -  The gag grouper recreational season in Gulf state waters off Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties will open for harvest Sept. 1 through Dec. 31.

• Learn through new Gone Fishin’ saltwater digital interactive games

  Wednesday, August 25, 2021 -  The FWC has partnered with Pubbly, a digital education company, to launch five interactive games that engage and educate students of all ages on marine fisheries conservation.

• Apply now for FWC’s 2021-2022 High School Fishing Program curriculum and grant funding

  Tuesday, August 24, 2021 -  This grant program is focused on recruiting new anglers to ensure the future of fishing in Florida.