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• FWC to host public workshops to gather input on proposed rules for Gulf lane snapper 

  Thursday, June 19, 2025 -  Staff will provide a brief presentation on potential proposed rules before gathering public comment at the workshop. 

• FWC shares update on Lake George habitat restoration

  Wednesday, June 18, 2025 -  Beginning in 2020, restoration efforts include installing temporary fenced enclosures and planting eelgrass, a native freshwater aquatic plant.

• Join us this July for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge™

  Monday, June 16, 2025 -  The 10-day competition, running from July 11-20 and hosted by the FWC and South Florida Water Management District, features an Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 for the registered participant who removes the most pythons.

• Bay scallop season opens June 15 in the Fenholloway – Suwannee River Zone 

  Thursday, June 12, 2025 -  This includes all state waters in Dixie County, a portion of Taylor County including the towns of Keaton Beach and Steinhatchee, and a portion of Levy County. 

• FWC: Spend time with dad this license-free freshwater fishing weekend!

  Tuesday, June 10, 2025 -  This summer's license-free fishing weekend is on June 14 and 15.

• FWC announces winners of the School Fishing Program’s Fishing & Conservation Challenge

  Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - 

• Report all wild turkey sightings from now until Aug. 31

  Tuesday, June 3, 2025 -  Florida’s annual summer wild turkey survey is part of a broader multi-state initiative aimed at better understanding the reproductive success and abundance of wild turkeys.

• FWC to host in-person and virtual public workshops on commercial and recreational oyster harvest 

  Monday, June 2, 2025 -  Topics for discussion include changes to licensing requirements for fishery participants, harvest limits, seasons, tolerances for undersized attached and unattached oysters, and enforcement of undersized oysters in a certified oyster house. 

• Bears in unexpected areas and what you should do

  Monday, June 2, 2025 -  Spring and early summer mark a general increase in activity for Florida’s black bears after limited movements in winter.

• Recreational harvest of gray triggerfish closes in Gulf state waters June 1

  Friday, May 30, 2025 -  Seasonal harvest closures help conserve Florida’s valuable fisheries for the future.