Tag: Catch and Release

Become A Better Angler In The New Year With The Florida Friendly Angler Program!

by Michael Sipos

January 6, 2023

It's 2023 and along with those New Year's resolutions, put becoming a better steward of Florida's marine environments and fisheries near top of your list! Florida is the fishing capital of the world with over 4 million unique fishing license ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Curriculum, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Angler, Catch And Release, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Education, Events, Fisheries, Fishing, Flats Boat, Florida Friendly Angler, Florida Sea Grant, FWC, Marine Science, Natural Resources, Offshore, Recreation, Regulations, Science, Sea Grant, Seafood, Smoked Fish, Spearfishing, Sustainable, Tag, Tagging, UF IFAS Extension, Water

Anglers! Planning On Grouper Or Snapper Fishing After Lobstering In The Atlantic? Read This Blog Before Getting A Ticket!

by Michael Sipos

July 28, 2020

Are you heading to East coast or Keys during lobster season? Are you planning on fishing for grouper and snapper more than 3 miles offshore after limiting out on lobster? If the answer is yes both to those questions, then this is the blog for ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Events, Livestock, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Atlantic, Barotrauma, Boyles Law, Catch And Release, Descending Device, Fishing, FL Sea Grant, Gas, Grouper, Gulf Of Mexico, Ideal Gas Law, Lobster, Physics, Regulation Change, Sea Grant, Snapper, Swim Bladder, Venting

Inshore Fishing Is Hot In SWFL But Remember To Check The Regulations!

by Michael Sipos

March 20, 2020

A friendly reminder as anglers may have some extra fishing time that there has been a change in inshore fishing regulations. Snook, red drum and spotted seatrout are closed to harvest from Gordon's pass North to Pasco county on Florida's West ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Catch And Release, Coasts And Marine, Collier, Fishing, Florida, FWC, Naples, Pasco, Red Drum, Redfish, Regulations, Seatrout, Snapper, Snook, Social Distancing, SWFL, Water, West

Catch and Release Fishing

by Betty Staugler

March 19, 2020

Catch and release fishing is an important conservation tool that helps to sustain native fish populations by allowing more fish to remain and reproduce in the ecosystem. This practice provides an opportunity for more people to enjoy fishing ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: Catch And Release, Fishing, Florida Sea Grant

A fish out of water!

by Betty Staugler

October 15, 2019

Marine and freshwater fish support important angling industries that provide substantial benefit to local economies. Although catch and release - both voluntary and mandatory - aims to conserve fish stocks, its effectiveness is dependent on ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Air Exposure, Catch And Release, Conservation, Fish, Florida Sea Grant

Catch and Release: Practices to Improve

by Betty Staugler

October 9, 2017

Catch and Release is an important conservation tool. Catch and release fishing helps to sustain native fish populations by allowing more fish to remain and reproduce in the ecosystem. This practice provides an opportunity for more people to ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: Catch And Release, Fish, Fishing

Catch-and-Release – Not quite perfect

by Betty Staugler

August 8, 2017

Catch-and-Release is an important conservation tool. Catch and release fishing helps to sustain native fish populations by allowing more fish to remain and reproduce in the ecosystem. This practice provides an opportunity for more people ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: Catch And Release, Mortality, Redfish, Snook

Tips for 2012 Recreational Red Snapper Season

by BLOGS.IFAS

June 3, 2012

By Scott Jackson UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Bay County Extension Les Harrison UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension The 40-day 2012 recreational red snapper season in the Gulf of Mexico begins June 1 and ends July 10. With a bag limit of two snapper ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources
Tags: Catch And Eat, Catch And Release, Hook Size, Panama City Red Snapper, Recompression, Red Snapper, Red Snapper Fishing Techniques, Red Snapper Regulation, Venting

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