PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Thursday morning at a marina in Panama City to announce an upcoming record-length red snapper fishing season.
The recreational 70-day red snapper fishing season is to be the state’s longest ever — beating out 2022′s 57-day season by about two weeks — and will be split into two portions.
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46-days from mid-June through July comprise the first portion, with the remaining 24 days divvied among October and November weekends, according to DeSantis.
“People are looking at this part of the state more than ever, and understandably so, there’s a lot to offer. It’s a great place to be, great place to visit, great place to raise a family and an even better place now to do red snapper,” DeSantis said.
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Specific dates for the fishing season are as follows:
- Summer season
- June 16 - July 31
- Fall season
- October 6 - 8
- October 13 - 15
- October 20 - 22
- October 27 - 29
- November 3 - 5
- November 10 - 12 (Veterans Day weekend)
- November 17 - 19
- November 24 - 26 (Post-Thanksgiving weekend)
Learn more about recreational snapper fishing on FWC’s website.
Watch the news conference again in the media player below.
DeSantis on Wednesday signed a bill in Jupiter aimed at “reining in” pharmacy benefit managers by increasing penalties for clawbacks and spread pricing, as well as boosting transparency in pharmaceutical price hikes, among measures now law.
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