• The regular harvest season for Florida spiny lobster opens at 12:01 a.m. Thursday and runs through March 31. The recreational bag limit is six lobsters per person per day. Lobster divers and bully netters need a Florida saltwater fishing license and lobster permit. Lobster harvest is prohibited in Everglades National Park, Dry Tortugas National Park, Biscayne Bay -- Card Sound Lobster Sanctuary, certain areas of John Pennekamp State Park and all no-take zones in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. For more information, visit myFWC.com.

• Biscayne National Park has extended the public comment period for the possible establishment of marine reserves (no-fishing zones) in the upcoming general management plan that guides the park for the next 15 to 20 years. The deadline for submitting comments is Aug. 17. Go to www.parkplanning.nps.gov, select ``Biscayne National Park'' from the drop-down box, then select ``general management plan'' followed by ``open for public comment.'' For more information, call Elsa Alvear at 305-230-1144, ext. 002.

• Dove hunters may sign up for special opportunity hunts at five premium dove fields through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Dove Club program. Hunters may obtain work sheets at MyFWC.com/hunting under ``limited entry hunts,'' then submit applications online at www.wildlifelicense.com or at any county tax collector's office or authorized license agent. Permits will be available first-come, first-served until Sept. 9.

• Under Sea Adventurers Dive Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Best Western Deerfield Beach Hotel & Suites at I-95 and SW 10th Street. Members will present video and photos from the club's June trip to Curacao. For more information, visit http://usadiveclub.com/.

• The City of Miami and Youth Fishing Foundation will present the third annual Inter City Tire Miami Fishing Tournament on Saturday at Miamarina at Bayside Marketplace, 401 Biscayne Blvd. Team entry fee is $325 per team. Fishing hours are from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit miamifishingtournament.com or call Miamarina at 305-579-6955.

• Celebrate National Marina Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Haulover Park, 10800 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. County commissioners will conduct a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly expanded Bill Bird Marina, and there will be fishing demonstrations, refreshments, a kite festival, kayak and canoe rides, and presentations by the Miami-Dade fireboat and ocean rescue. Admission is free, but it costs $5 to park. For more information, visit www.miamidade.gov.

• The South Florida Spearfishing Club is seeking volunteers to help clean up trash and debris from the reef around the Pompano Beach Fishing Pier, 222 Pompano Beach Blvd., from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 22. To help out, call Stephen Picardi at 954-202-8004. Information: www.spearfishing.org.

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