 01-17-2010
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Snook season closed until September
January 15, 2010Contact: Lee Schlesinger, 850-487-0554
Executive Order 10-02 (Dead Fish)
Executive Order 10-03 (Snook, Tarpon, Bonefish)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has issued executive orders to protect Florida's snook, bonefish and tarpon fisheries fro...
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 01-17-2010
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Grouper fishing to close in Atlantic and Monroe County state waters
January 14, 2010Contact: Lee Schlesinger, 850-487-0554
The recreational and commercial harvest of shallow-water groupers (including gag, black grouper, red grouper, scamp, red hind, rock hind, coney, graysby, yellowfin grouper, yellowmouth grouper, and tiger grouper) will close from Jan. 19 through...
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 01-11-2010
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2009 manatee mortality data released
January 6, 2010Contact: Carli Segelson, 727-896-8626
Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Fish and Wildlife Research Institute documented 429 manatee carcasses in state waters in 2009. A combination of factors contributed to the high total, as indicate...
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 01-11-2010
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Blue Crab trap Closure
January 8, 2010Contact: Kyle Miller, 850-487-0554
The harvest of blue crabs from traps will not be allowed from Jan. 16 through Jan. 25 in all waters of the St. Johns River system. This closure will give authorized groups the opportunity to identify and retrieve lost and abandoned blue crab t...
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 01-10-2010
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FWC asks anglers to report fish kills
Florida Monitoring Cold's Impact on Wildlife The current cold snap is having an effect on some of Florida's fish and wildlife as temperatures dip below normal. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) continues to monitor the species affected most by the cold and is prepared to re...
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