Gray triggerfish season opens soon
The recreational gray triggerfish season reopens to harvest in Gulf state and federal waters March 1 and will remain open through May 1, closing...
Cottonmouth, a.k.a water moccasin, outside front door of home
With so much rain and rising water comes Florida nature.
Imagine finding a cottonmouth, a.k.a water moccasin, a.k.a viper, right outside the door of your...
Two arrested for picking saw palmetto berries
Two people were arrested for allegedly harvesting saw palmetto berries.
According to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, as of last July, a...
FWC announces 2021-2022 High School Fishing Program curriculum and grant funding
Florida -- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) 2021-2022 High School Fishing Program offers high school fishing clubs or teams the opportunity...
Recreational red snapper season starts soon for Gulf state and federal waters in Florida
The recreational red snapper season will start June 17 in Gulf state and federal waters off Florida and remain open through July 31 with...
Fort Island Gulf Beach and Hernando Park remain closed
Citrus County officials announced Tuesday that Fort Island Gulf Beach and Hernando Park would remain closed until water-quality tests come back from the lab.
Water...
Fifteen eastern indigo snakes, listed as threatened, released
Florida -- Fifteen eastern indigo snakes, listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, has just been released in northern Florida as part of...
Changes in duck hunting laws
Duck hunters should be aware of the daily bag limit for mallards has been reduced to two birds, of which only one may be...
Commission approves new rules for alligator hunts, pneumatic airbows now legal
Florida -- At their May 3-4 meeting, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Commissioners approved increasing hunting hours for the statewide alligator hunt and...
Red tide detected in Southwest Florida
A bloom of the Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed along Lee and Charlotte counties in Southwest Florida over the past week.
In...