Gulf gray triggerfish season, bag limit changes
Changes to how Gulf of Mexico gray triggerfish are managed in state and federal waters will go into effect June 10. These changes include a recreational and commercial season closure and the implemen…
FWC: Apply for quota permits in June
Every hunter knows you have a better chance of catching a monster buck off-guard during the first part of hunting season. That’s why many of us enjoy hunting the archery and muzzleloading gun seasons…
Temporary Apalachicola Bay oyster closures helps population rebuild
Commercial oyster harvest on the summer oyster bars of Apalachicola Bay waters will be shortened from seven days a week to five days a week starting June 1, when the summer bars open to harvest.
B…
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Weekly Report May 24 – 30, 2013
This report represents some events the FWC handled over the past week;
however, it does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement.
NORTHWEST REGION
SANTA ROS…
Award presented to Blackwater River State Forest
Blackwater River State Forest was the recipient of the 2013 “Friend of the Trail Award” which is given by the Florida Trail Association to individuals or organizations that have made significant cont…
Tides for June 1 – June 5, 2013
Pensacola Tides
Saturday, June 1, 2013
1:14 AM CDT Low tide 0.35 Feet
1:16 AM CDT Moonrise
5:47 AM CDT Sunrise
9:28 AM CDT High tide 0.86 Feet
1:39 PM CDT Moonse…
Celebrate upcoming license-free fishing days by attending an FWC event
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will be celebrating a saltwater license-free fishing day June 1 and a freshwater license-free fishing day June 8 by partaking in several ev…
Denying bears easy access to food is the key
The number of bear-related calls received by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) are on the rise in northwest Florida.
In 2002, the FWC logged just 118 calls for the 16-cou…
Proposal would make tarpon, bonefish catch-and-release only
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), at its April 17 meeting near Tallahassee, moved forward unanimously with a proposal to make tarpon and bonefish catch-and-release-only fis…
Commission sets 2013 Gulf recreational red snapper season in state waters
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a 44-day recreational red snapper season for Gulf of Mexico state waters at its meeting April 17 in Tallahassee. State waters are …