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Keep crabs in and terrapins out, new FWC ruling for recreational crab traps takes effect March 1

by Tory MooreAvatar photo
February 17, 2023

Highlights Recreational crab traps in Florida are required to have an opening no larger than 6-by-2 inches in place by March 1 per new Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission regulations. Free BRDs are available at select UF/IFAS Extension ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Blue Crab, BRD, Bycatch Reduction Device, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Sea Grant, Terrapin, UF IFAS Extension
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UF researcher: Nearly $1 million grant will help struggling blue crab industry

by BLOGS.IFASAvatar photo
August 14, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A researcher at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences wants to study the blue crab and a viral pathogen that infects it. Now, a nearly $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Blue Crab, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Virus

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