The Gulf Council has scheduled scoping workshops around the Gulf of Mexico to get public input on a proposed amendment that examines regional management of recreational red snapper.

The National Park Service (NPS), in consultation with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), has released for public comment a revised draft Hunting Management Plan/ Environmental Assessment for Big Cypress National Preserve.

Recreational and commercial blue crab harvesters in certain areas of the Panhandle must remove their blue crab traps from the water before Jan. 5, the first day of a 10-day trap closure.

Wildlife-related outdoor recreation increased dramatically from 2006 to 2011. The national details are shown in the final report (Final Report) of the 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation released today by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service).

Several species of grouper will close to recreational and commercial harvest starting Jan. 1 in Florida state waters of the Atlantic, including Monroe County.

Look out the window and you’re likely to see the dispersal of seeds—dandelion tufts in the wind, a squirrel burying an acorn, a robin flying off with a dogwood fruit. You might even have a burr “velcroed” to your sock.

Time is running out to defeat a proposal that would crack open the door for the commercial longline industry to fish in conservation zones created in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is announcing the 2013 Python Challenge™ with its goal of increasing public awareness about Burmese pythons and how this invasive species is a threat to the Everglades ecosystem, including native wildlife.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement officers completed a comprehensive investigation Wednesday that included more than 200 criminal violations by 21 individuals in Orange, Lake, Osceola, Polk and St. Lucie counties.

Preferred alternatives will be aired, discussed at public hearings Oct. 16-18, and again at full Council meeting Oct 29 in Gulfport, MS…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service extended Endangered Species Act protection to eight species of freshwater mussels and 1,494 miles of stream in Alabama and Florida today …

Billfish Conservation Act Passes Senate while Sportmen’s Act of 2012 awaits post-election vote …

Recreational boating and fishing community guardedly optimistic but firm on need for General Management Plan changes.

By Bob Wattendorf, FWC Fish Busters Bulletin, Oct. 2012 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is proud to…»

On Saturday, November 17, in Broward County at the private Everglades ranch of living legend “Alligator Ron” Bergeron, the Wildlife Foundation of Florida (WFF) will host its inaugural Florida BlueGreen event.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will hold a public workshop in Clewiston to discuss possible boating-restricted-area changes…»

Recreational catches of black sea bass closed until June 1 in Atlantic waters.

Snook season opens Sept. 1 in Florida Atlantic waters; remains closed through Aug. 31, 2013 in Gulf of Mexico waters.

Taking invasive lionfish no longer requires a fishing license when using certain gear, and there is no recreational or commercial bag limit.

The 2012 recreational and commercial spiny lobster seasons will open soon, beginning with the two-day spiny lobster recreational season July 25 and 26.