Boat Safe This Holiday Weekend

Thousands of boaters will hit Florida’s waterways this Labor Day weekend and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s will have extra officers on the water to insure that everybody has a good but safe time.

“It doesn’t make sense to captain a boat if you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs,” said FWC Maj. Paul Ouellette. …

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Boat Safe This Holiday Weekend

Thousands of boaters will hit Florida’s waterways this Labor Day weekend and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s will have extra officers on the water to insure that everybody has a good but safe time.

“It doesn’t make sense to captain a boat if you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs,” said FWC Maj. Paul Ouellette. …

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UPDATE: Snook fishing closed until next September in Southwest Fla.

Anglers won’t be able to keep a snook in Southwest Florida until September 2011 under rules approved today by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Catch and release still would be allowed under the rule.

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Banned: FWC votes to stop using dogs to chase fenced-in foxes and coyotes

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted this morning to ban the practice of using dogs to chase foxes and coyotes in large fenced areas.

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PHOTOS/VIDEO Clean release: Sea turtles from oil spill released in Southwest Florida

Dozens of endangered sea turtles, plucked from the oil-fouled waters of the Deepwater Horizon disaster this summer, got a second chance Tuesday in Southwest Florida.

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