Applications available for FWC’s 2019-2020 High School Fishing Program
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) 2019-2020 High School Fishing Program offers high school fishing clubs or teams the opportunity to apply...
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...
Spiny lobster season opens with the two-day recreational mini-season
The 2022 spiny lobster season opens with the two-day recreational mini-season on July 27 and 28, followed by the regular commercial and recreational lobster...
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...
Venomous puss caterpillar, southern flannel moth, makes return to Florida
The southern flannel moth, Megalopyge opercularis, is an attractive small moth that is best-known because of its larva, the puss caterpillar, which is one...
Florida men who ran turtle smuggling ring, busted
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has charged two suspects for poaching thousands of Florida’s native turtles from the wild and selling...
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...
2018 Crystal River scallop festival
Celebrate summer at Crystal River's scallop festival.
The festival will feature live music, bounce houses, karaoke, beer, arts and crafts, a variety of foods, a...
Florida Fall recreational red snapper season in the Gulf
Florida -- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announces a fall red snapper season for private recreational anglers and state for-hire operations...
New regulations for stone crab harvesting, season begins soon
Florida -- Several recreational and commercial stone crab regulation changes go into effect in the next few weeks, just in time for stone crab...