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Florida Recreational Saltwater Fishing Regulations Issued: July 2015 Florida Recreational New regulations are highlighted in red Regulations apply to state waters of the Gulf and Atlantic Saltwater Fishing Regulations (please visit: MyFWC.com/Fishing/Saltwater/Recreational for the most current regulations) All art: © Diane Rome Peebles, except snowy grouper (Duane Raver) Reef Fish Snappers General Snappers Regulations: • Within state waters of the Atlantic and Gulf, the snapper aggregate bag limit is 10 fish ● ● ● ● per harvester unless the species Snapper, Cubera Snapper, Red Snapper, Vermilion Snapper, Lane rule specifies that it is not Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: included in the aggregate. This • Atlantic and Gulf - 12" (see remarks) • Atlantic - 20" • Atlantic - 12" • Atlantic and Gulf - 8" means that a harvester can • Gulf - 16" • Gulf - 10" retain a total of 10 snappers Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: in any combination of species. • Atlantic and Gulf - 10 per harvester Season: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: • Atlantic - 10 per harvester • Atlantic - Open year-round • Atlantic - 5 per harvester • Gulf - 100 pounds (see remarks) Exceptions are noted below. Remarks • Gulf - May 23–July 12; Sept. 5, 6, 7; • Gulf - 10 per harvester • If no season information is • May possess no more than 2 over Remarks and every Saturday and Sunday in included, the species is open 30" per harvester or vessel per day, Remarks • Gulf not included within the snapper Sept. and Oct.; and Nov. 1 year-round. whichever is less. 30" or larger not • Not included within the snapper aggregate bag limit. included within the snapper aggregate Daily Recreational Bag Limit: aggregate bag limit. bag limit. • Atlantic and Gulf - 2 per harvester All Other Snapper ● Remarks Minimum Size Limits: • Gulf - Zero daily bag and possession limit • Atlantic and Gulf - 12" for captain and crew on for-hire vessels. Daily Recreational Bag Limit: • Atlantic and Gulf - 10 per harvester Remarks • Includes: Blackfin, Dog, Mahogany, Queen, Silk and Yellowtail Snapper, Gray Snapper, Snapper, Black (Mangrove) ● Snapper, Mutton ● Schoolmaster ● & Wenchman ● Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: • Atlantic and Gulf - 10" • Atlantic and Gulf - 16" • Atlantic and Gulf - 10" • Atlantic and Gulf - None Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: • Atlantic and Gulf - 5 per harvester • Atlantic and Gulf - 10 per harvester • Atlantic and Gulf - 10 per harvester • Atlantic and Gulf - 10 per harvester Grouper Atlantic Grouper General Regulations: • Atlantic grouper regulations apply to all state waters of the Atlantic and all state waters Grouper, Warsaw off Monroe County (Gulf and Grouper, Black ● Grouper, Snowy ● Grouper, Red ● & Speckled Hind ● Atlantic sides). Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limit: Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: • Atlantic grouper aggregate • Atlantic - 24" • Atlantic and Gulf - None • Atlantic and Gulf - 20" • Atlantic and Gulf - None bag limit is 3 fish, which • Gulf - 22" means that no harvester shall Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Season: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: retain more than 3 Atlantic Season: • Atlantic - 1 per harvester • Atlantic - Closed Jan. 1–April 30 • Atlantic and Gulf - 1 per vessel per day groupers in any combination • Atlantic - Closed Jan. 1–April 30 • Gulf - 4 per harvester • Gulf - Open year-round of each species • Gulf - Open year-round of species. Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: • Atlantic - 3 per harvester • Atlantic - 1 per harvester. Only 1 fish • Gulf - 2 per person Gulf Grouper can be gag or black General Regulations: • Gulf - 4 per harvester • Gulf grouper regulations apply to all state waters of the Gulf except off Monroe County (where Atlantic rules apply). Grouper, Yellowfin • Gulf grouper aggregate bag Grouper, Scamp ● ● ● ● limit is 4 fish which means that Gag Other Grouper & Yellowmouth no harvester can retain more Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: Other Grouper includes: Minimum Size Limits: than 4 Gulf grouper in any • Atlantic - 20" • Atlantic - 24" • Tiger, Rock Hind, Red Hind, Coney • Atlantic and Gulf - 20" combination of species. • Gulf - 16" • Gulf - 22" and Graysby • Zero bag limit for captain Season: and crew of for-hire vessels Season: Seasons: Minimum Size Limit: • Atlantic - Closed Jan. 1–April 30 applies to gag, black, and red • Atlantic - Closed Jan. 1–April 30 • Atlantic - Closed: Jan. 1–April 30 • Atlantic and Gulf - None • Gulf - Open year-round • Gulf - Open year-round • Gulf - State waters off Franklin, grouper only. Season: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: • Atlantic - Closed Jan. 1–April 30 Open April 1–June 30 • Atlantic - 3 per harvester • Atlantic - 3 per harvester • Gulf - Open year-round • Gulf - State waters off all other • Gulf - 4 per harvester • Gulf - 4 per harvester Season Information: counties: Open July 1–Dec. 3 Daily Recreational Bag Limit: • If no season information is Daily Recreational Bag Limit: • Atlantic - 3 per harvester provided, the species is open • Atlantic - 1 per harvester. Only 1 fish • Gulf - 4 per harvester year-round. can be gag or black • Gulf - 2 per harvester All art: © Diane Rome Peebles, except golden tilefish (Duane Raver); lionfish (FWC) Reef Fish Other Reef Fish (If no season information is provided, the species is open year-round) Amberjack, Lesser & Amberjack, Greater ● Banded Rudderfish ● Black Sea Bass ● Triggerfish (Gray) ● Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: • Atlantic - 28" fork length • Atlantic and Gulf - Cannot be less than 14" or • Atlantic - 13" • Atlantic - 12" fork length (will change from 12" • Gulf - 30" fork length (Size limit changing greater than 22" fork length • Gulf - 10" to 14" — see MyFWC.com for effective date) to 34" — see MyFWC.com for effective date) • Gulf - Closed until Jan. 1, 2016 Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Season: • Atlantic and Gulf - 5 per person aggregate of the • Atlantic - 5 per harvester Season: • Atlantic - Open year-round two species • Gulf - 100 pounds per harvester • Atlantic - Open year-round • Gulf - Closed June 1–July 31 • Gulf - Closed until Jan. 1, 2016 Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: • Atlantic and Gulf - 1 per harvester • Atlantic - 100 pounds • Gulf - Closed until Jan. 1, 2016 Red Porgy ● Tilefish, Golden ● Lionfish Hogfish ● Minimum Size Limits: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: • Atlantic - 14" • Atlantic - 1 per harvester • Atlantic and Gulf - None • Atlantic and Gulf - 12" fork length • Gulf - None • Gulf - 4 per harvester Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Remarks • Atlantic and Gulf - unlimited • Atlantic and Gulf - 5 per harvester • Atlantic - 3 per harvester • Golden tilefish included within Atlantic and Gulf Remarks • Gulf - 100 pounds Grouper aggregate bag limits • No license required to harvest by dip net, pole spear, Hawaiian sling. • Divers are encouraged to safely remove lionfish whenever they are found. Pelagics Billfish Swordfish Mackerel, King Mackerel, Spanish Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: • Sailfish 63"; • 47" lower jaw fork length with head attached or • 24" fork length • 12" fork length • Blue Marlin 99"; 25" cleithrum to keel length if head removed • White Marlin 66"; Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: • Roundscale Spearfish 66" • 2 per harvester per day • 15 per harvester per day • 1 per harvester per day, not to exceed a maximum Daily Recreational Bag Limit: of 4 per recreational (not for-hire) vessel or 15 per Remarks • 1 per harvester per day aggregate bag limit for-hire vessel per day • Bag limit reduced to 1 in some state waters if federal waters are closed to recreational harvest. Remarks Remarks • Measured tip of lower jaw to fork. All landed • All landed fish must be reported to NOAA within fish must be reported to NOAA within 24 hours 24 hours 800-894-5528. HMS permit required 800-894-5528 or hmspermits.noaa.gov. in federal waters. Zero daily bag and possession • HMS permit required in federal waters. limit for captain and crew of for-hire vessels. Wahoo Cobia (Ling) Tripletail T Dolphinfish Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: • None • 33" fork length • 15" • Atlantic - 20" fork length • Gulf - None Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: • 2 per harvester per day • 1 per harvester per day, not to exceed 6 per • 2 per harvester per day Daily Recreational Bag Limit: vessel per day • 10 per harvester per day, not to exceed 60 per Remarks vessel per day. Vessel limit does not apply to • Hook and line only. No snatch hooks. for-hire vessels. Scan this code with your Buy your license online at Report fish and wildlife mobile device to view the License.MyFWC.com or law violations toll free at: regulations online. toll free at: 1-888-347-4356 1-888-404-3922 Coastal Species Bluefish ■ Blue Runner ■ Bonefish ■ Pompano, African ● T ■ Sheepshead ● T Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Minimum Size Limits: Minimum Size Limits: • 12" fork
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