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Florida's Spiny Lobster Season To Soon Close

WFSU | By Sascha Cordner

Published March 24, 2016 at 3:57 PM EDT

Florida’s spiny lobster season will shut down in about a week.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials say the spiny lobster recreational and commercial season will close to harvesters in state and federal waters next Friday, April 1^st.

The re-start of the regular season is August 6^th.

Wildlife officials say there will still be a two-day recreational sport season, which is July 27^th and 28^th of this year.

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Sascha Cordner has more than ten years of public radio experience. It includes working at NPR member station WUFT-FM in Gainesville for several years. She's worked in both radio and TV, serving in various capacities as a reporter, producer and anchor. She's also a graduate of the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in telecommunications. She is the recipient of 15 awards from the Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), and Edward R. Murrow. Her award-winning stories include her coverage on the infamous “Dozier School for Boys” and a feature titled "Male Breast Cancer: Lost in the Sea of Pink." Currently, Sascha serves as the host and producer of local and state news content for the afternoon news program "All Things Considered" at WFSU. Sascha primarily covers criminal justice and social services issues. When she's not reporting, Sascha likes catching up on her favorite TV shows, singing and reading. Follow Sascha Cordner on Twitter:@SaschaCordner.

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