Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission

They'll take place on early April, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will discuss them in a May meeting.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said the plan, which took more than a decade to hammer out, failed to pave the way for artificial reefs in state waters and stripped Florida of managing its own wildlife.

This winter's deaths come nearly six months after a mysteriously ailment linked to toxic algae killed more than 50 endangered sawfish around the Florida Keys.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced it's adopting President Donald Trump’s executive order to change the name for the Gulf of Mexico on maps, documents and other materials.

While oyster harvesting there was halted in 2020, officials say reviving the industry would help the area's economy. It would resume in 2026.

A report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission shows Lee, Brevard and Citrus counties lead the state in manatee deaths through Feb. 14.

Among them are the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Florida State Guard.

Testing is still ongoing, but the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation says evidence so far doesn’t point to a clear cause for a recent fish kill at Lake Apopka.

The governor said he was announcing a “boater freedom initiative” that would change laws permitting inspections and searches under the justification of safety checks.

As concerns grow about the impact of herbicides on manatees, new studies point to water lettuce’s roles in aquatic ecosystems.

The changes in protection zones would ensure speed zones are consistent with the changes seen in a manatee distribution survey, especially extending some zones west toward the Gulf of Mexico.

Manatees and sea turtles are vulnerable to cold snaps like the Arctic blasts this month as cold air can drop the temperature of shallow water along Southwest Florida’s by 2 degrees every day.