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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has approved the funding to remove numerous derelict vessels from Florida Keys waters.

July 3, 2021 FWC’s Operation Dry Water promotes education, enforcement for boating under the influence this weekend The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Division of Law Enforcement will be promoting awareness and conducting heightened enforcement targeting boating under the influence as part of the national Operation Dry Water campaign this weekend. FWC officers will be enforcing Florida’s boating under the influence laws and educating boaters about safe boating p...

Boating accidents increase statewide; Lee ranked fifth By NATHAN MAYBERG / nmayberg@breezenewspapers.com - | May 14, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released its 2020 boating accident statistical report which showed a 16 percent increase statewide in accidents and a 21.5 percent increase in the number of people who lost their lives in boating accidents. There were 836 boating accidents across the state last year, up by 113 over 2019. There were 79 people who lost the...

Monroe, 99 accidents, nine deaths Miami-Dade, 95 accidents, five deaths Palm Beach, 56 accidents, seven deaths Pinellas, 56 accidents, four deaths Lee, 48 accidents, three deaths Collier, Manatee and Sarasota counties rounded out the top 10.   The state recorded 79 boating deaths in 2020, also the highest total since at least 2011. The deaths were up 21% from 2019. People falling overboard and drowning was the leading cause of death, according to the report. The commission noted th...

Boating accidents spiked in Florida in 2020, report says By ABC7 Staff | May 10, 2021 at 7:19 AM EDT - Updated May 10 at 7:40 PM TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WWSB) - Florida waters last year were the deadliest for boaters in at least a decade, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Manatee and Sarasota counties were mentioned in the report, reporting the 9th and 10th highest number of accidents, respectively. Art Conforti, an avid boater from Sarasota says a big part of ...

Florida waters in 2020 were the deadliest for boaters in at least a decade, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Florida waters last year were the deadliest for boaters in at least a decade, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The 2020 Boating Accident Statistical Report released Friday showed 836 boating accidents in 2020, the most in a year since at least 2011 and 16% more than in 2019. Meanwhile, the state recorded 79 boating de...

WUSF Public Media Florida waters in 2020 were the deadliest for boaters in at least a decade, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. There were 836 boating accidents in 2020, along with 79 deaths. Florida waters last year were the deadliest for boaters in at least a decade, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The 2020 Boating Accident Statistical Report released Friday showed 836 boating accidents in 2020, the most in a year since a...

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Cookies for breakfast? Yes, please. Cookies for breakfast? Yes, please. I don’t typically eat chocolate chip cookies for breakfast, but I couldn’t resist the scrumptious treat calling my name from the display case at the new La Florida Coffee & Wine. Lest you judge, I also devoured a breakfast sandwich and soothing latte while sitting under a yellow outdoor umbrella. La Florida Coffee & Wine, which had its grand opening on March 8, is a downtown oasi...

Tallahassee, FL - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is encouraging boaters to “Spring Aboard” by taking a boating safety course this year.  “In Florida, boaters who were born on or after ...