DeSantis proposes getting rid of warrantless boater compliance stops on the water
In lieu of mandatory compliance checks, DeSantis is proposing people obtain a “Florida Freedom” decal for their boats at ...
DeSantis wants to ban officers stopping boaters without suspicion of wrongdoing
We don’t want to have our boaters to be unnecessarily interfered with,” the governor said at a boat show in Miami Beach.
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FWC Charges Century Man With Felony, Wildlife Violations
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) charged 50-year-old Alex Alexander Burt with misdemeanor ...
Florida boaters say they were mistakenly arrested, jailed despite being sober
Multiple Florida boaters over the last few years say they were mistakenly arrested after performing poorly on a series of ...
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Florida pompano fishing regulations upheld by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court rejected a constitutional challenge by a Monroe County commercial fisherman to Florida rules about ...
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‘Exercise caution’: Florida’s Gulf Coast sees health alerts triggered by red tide
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission A large red tide bloom in the Gulf of Mexico is raising concerns across ...
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The past year was deadly for endangered Florida panthers. Why aren’t there more wildlife crossings?
Last year was one of the deadliest for endangered Florida panthers. Thirty-six cats were found dead, 30 of those from vehicle strikes — the most since 2016. And so far in 2025, one cat has ...