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Learning more about Florida’s other blue-colored crab

While I try hard to keep track of the more than 500 marine fish and invertebrates the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) manages, I sometimes field calls about things I don’t dea…

Tides – Wed. Dec. 11 to Sat. Dec. 14, 2013

Wednesday, December 11, 2013
1:15 AM CST Moonset
4:46 AM CST Low tide 0.10 Feet
6:35 AM CST Sunrise
1:04 PM CST Moonrise
4:48 PM CST Sunset
6:58 PM CST High tide 1.00 Fe…

Protecting Paradise by Katie Purcell, FWC

Give thanks for many things this holiday season
As many of us are enjoying the holiday season, we may stop and think about the things for which we are thankful. Our freedom, family and friends, th…

FWC proposes new deer hunting regulations for Northwest Florida

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), at its meeting in Weston today, approved a draft proposal that would divide the state’s Hunting Zone D (from Pensacola to Tallahassee) int…

Green sea turtles nest at unprecedented pace in Florida this year

The number of green sea turtle nests in Florida this year was more than double the count of the previous highest year. Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have…

TIDES Oct. 23 to Oct. 26, 2013

Pensacola Tides

Wednesday, October 23, 2013
   1:00 AM CDT High tide 1.69 Feet
   6:56 AM CDT Sunrise
11:02 AM CDT Moonset
12:29 PM CDT Low tide 0.18 Feet
   6:09 PM CDT Sunset…

Clear Creek Offers Organic and Sustainable Farming Tour

Call it a backyard garden on steroids. Not that Ray and Wanda Davis would ever use anything unnatural or harmful at their Clear Creek Farm in Milton. But they have taken an amped-up approach to what …

FWC – Fish attractors

Have you ever been fishing and wished there was a sign saying right where the fish are? Well, fish attractors and the buoys that mark them are intended to do just that.
We all know that sport fish…

Floridians hunting deer out of state need to be aware of CWD laws

Floridahunters planning to hunt deer, moose or elk out of state this year need to be aware of certain laws and regulations aimed at preventing chronic wasting disease (CWD) from entering our state.
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