PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials proposed new rules for people who fish at the Skyway Fishing Pier State Park. During a virtual meeting Wednesday night, The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will discuss approving final rules regulating fishing at Skyway Fishing Pier to save pelicans on Wednesday.

TAMPA, Fla. — More than 3,300 pelicans got tangled in fishing gear at the Skyway Fishing Pier and needed to be rescued between 2021 and 2022, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Florida fish and wildlife officials Wednesday proposed new regulations to ban all fishing within 1,000 feet of three known goliath grouper spawning sites in South Florida. The rules ban fishing from ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— This spring’s license-free freshwater fishing weekend has been announced by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The license-free fishing weekend will be on April ...

A team from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources disentangled a four-year-old male North Atlantic right whale, nicknamed Division, from commercial fishing gear after two days of exhausting and ...

Florida applied for a permit that would allow a 39-day Atlantic recreational red snapper fishing season, a dramatic increase from 2 days in 2025.

North Atlantic right whale “Division” was found entangled in fishing lines, causing serious injury and raising concerns about ...

Decades of advances in fishing technology have turned even the most novice anglers into master fish slayers. Equipped with GPS, fish finders, side-scan sonar, and electric reels and anchoring devices, ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission revealed all 10 freshwater locations across the state where pink-tagged bass worth big prizes are swimming right now. (Provided by FWC) FLORIDA – ...