FHP wolfpack detail coming to Manatee, Sarasota

FHP wolfpack coming to area

BRADENTON -- The Florida Highway Patrol, South District, will conduct a DUI wolfpack detail from 9 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday in Manatee, Sarasota, Desoto, Hardee and Highlands counties.

Troopers on the detail will be mobile, monitoring traffic, to maximize effectiveness in removing impaired drivers from the roadways.

Driving impaired from alcohol or drugs put everyone on the roadways in danger. Florida law considers a driver with .08 or higher blood alcohol content to be impaired. Drivers under the age of 21 with a BAC of .02 or higher are also in violation of Florida law.

Dial *FHP (*347) from any cell phone to report an aggressive driver or request roadside assistance.

2016 Gulf recreational red snapper state season set

JUPITER -- At its April 13 meeting in Jupiter, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission set a 78-day recreational red snapper season in Gulf of Mexico state waters, including offshore Manatee County.

The season will open Saturdays and Sundays starting May 7. On May 28, the season will open continuously through July 10.

The season will reopen only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in September, October and Labor Day.

The private recreational angler red snapper season in Gulf federal waters has not yet been announced by NOAA Fisheries. The federally permitted charter boat and headboat season for federal waters is estimated to be 38 to 56 days. Both of these federal seasons open June 1.

-- Herald staff reports

This story was originally published April 13, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "FHP wolfpack detail coming to Manatee, Sarasota ."