Lionfish Panhandle Pilot Program
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- Jan, 05, 2017
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Get rewarded for your lionfish removals in 7-county region Information: It’s not too late to earn your opportunity to harvest an extra red grouper or cobia. For every 100 lionfish harvested from Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf and Franklin counties, between May 2016 and May 2017, the harvester will be eligible to receive […]
Read MoreBlue Crab
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- Jan, 05, 2017
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Regional trap closure Jan. 5-14 Information: Recreational and commercial blue crab traps must be removed from all state waters from Franklin County to the Florida/Alabama state line before Jan. 5. Traps can be placed back in the water Jan. 15. Closures occasionally end early. Visit MyFWC.com for updates. This regional blue crab trap closure allows […]
Read MoreAtlantic grouper
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- Jan, 05, 2017
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Season closes Jan. 1 Information: Several species of grouper will close to recreational and commercial harvest starting Jan. 1 in Florida state and federal waters of the Atlantic, including Monroe County. This seasonal closure includes gag, black, red, yellowmouth, and yellowfin grouper; scamp; red hind; rock hind; coney; and graysby. State waters in the Atlantic […]
Read MoreGag grouper
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- Jan, 05, 2017
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Gulf season closes in most state and all federal waters Jan. 1 Information: The recreational harvest season for gag closes in most Gulf state waters and all Gulf federal waters Jan. 1. This is an annual closure and the season will reopen June 1. State waters off Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties are not […]
Read MoreMutton snapper
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- Jan, 05, 2017
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Management changes effective Jan. 1 Information: Upcoming changes include: Recreational, commercial, importation and sale minimum size limits will be 18 inches in all state waters. Recreational bag limit will be five fish per person within the 10-fish snapper aggregate bag limit in all state waters. Commercial trip limit will be five fish per person, per […]
Read MoreBarracuda
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- Jan, 05, 2017
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South Florida size limits effective Jan. 1 Information: The following changes will be effective in state and federal waters off Collier, Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Martin counties only: A recreational and commercial slot limit of 15 to 36 inches fork length. Allowing the harvest of one fish larger than 36 inches per person […]
Read MoreGreater Amberjack
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- Jan, 05, 2017
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Gulf season opens Jan. 1 Information: The recreational harvest season for greater amberjack in Gulf state and federal waters will open Jan. 1. Link for more information: http://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/amberjack/
Read MoreGray Triggerfish
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- Jan, 05, 2017
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Gulf season remains closed through Dec. 31, 2017 Information: The recreational harvest season for gray triggerfish in Gulf of Mexico state and federal waters will remain closed Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2017. The FWC will consider a potential limited season for fall 2017 at an upcoming meeting in an effort to provide fishing opportunities […]
Read MoreLionfish Invasion, Lionfish are now found throughout the Tropical Western Atlantic Region.
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- Jan, 05, 2017
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Earlier this year, a special issue of the scientific journal, Marine Ecology Progress Series, was published titled “Invasion of Atlantic Coastal Ecosystems by Pacific Lionfish”. The issue is a compilation of papers presented at the 2015 special session of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute meeting, which was co-organized by REEF and partner organizations. New […]
Read MoreSnook harvest seasonal closure in Gulf and Atlantic waters
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- Dec, 10, 2016
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The recreational harvest season for snook closes Dec. 15 in Atlantic state and federal waters, including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River, and will remain closed through Jan. 31, 2017, reopening to harvest Feb. 1. Anglers may continue to catch and release snook during the closed season. Gulf state and federal waters, including Monroe County […]
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