| Species |
Size
Limit
(Minimum Size unless stated as Maximum) |
Closed
Season |
Daily
Recreational Bag Limit |
Remarks |
| Amberjack,
Greater |
28"
Fork |
|
1 per
person per day |
W |
| Amberjack,
Lesser, Banded Rudderfish |
Not
Less than 14" Fork
Or
more than 22" Fork (NEW) |
|
5 aggregate
of lesser amberjack and banded rudderfish |
W |
| Billfish |
RECENT:
Sailfish 63"
Blue Marlin 99"
White Marlin 66" |
|
1
per person per day aggregate billfish bag limit |
Species
include Marlin, Spearfish, and Sailfish. Federal Size
limits apply. |
| Black
Drum |
Not
Less than 14"
or more than 24" |
|
5 per
person per day |
May
posses one over 24"
W |
| Bluefish |
12"
Fork |
|
10 per
person per day |
W |
| Bonefish |
18" |
|
1 per
person per day |
|
| Clams-Hard |
1"
thick across hinge |
|
One
5-gallon bucket per person or 2 per vessel, whichever
is lesser per day |
Illegal
to harvest from closed areas. Call FMP for current information. |
| Cobia
(Ling) Regs
to Change 3/22/01 |
33"
Fork |
|
2 per
person per day |
W |
| Crab,
Blue |
|
|
10 gallons
whole per day |
5 traps
maximum. Trap requirements apply. Harvest of egg-bearing
crabs prohibited. |
| Crab,
Stone |
2 3/4"
Claw |
May
15 - October 15 |
1 gallon
Stone Crab claws per person or 2 gallons per vessel,
whichever is less |
5 traps
maximum. Trap requirements apply. Illegal to process
whole crab. Harvest of egg-bearing crabs prohibited. |
| Crawfish
(Spiny Lobster) |
Larger
than 3" carapace, measured in the water |
April
1 - August 5
Exception: Sportsman's Season--last successive wed-thur
of July each year |
24
per vessel or 6 per person per day, whichever is greater |
Recreational
trapping prohibited. Crawfish permit required.
Call BME for current information on Sportsman's Season. |
| Dolphin |
|
|
10 per
person per day |
G |
| Flounder |
12" |
|
10 per
person per day |
May
be harvested by spearing.
WGL |
| Gray
Triggerfish |
12" |
|
|
G |
| Grouper,
Black & Gag |
24"
Atlantic & Monroe County Waters
22"
Gulf NEW |
|
2
per person per day Atlantic & Monroe County
5 per person per day Gulf |
Included
within 5 per person per day Grouper aggregate bag limit |
| Grouper:
Red, Scamp, Yellowfin, Yellowmouth |
20" |
Included
within 5 per person per day Grouper aggregate bag limit |
|
|
| Grouper:
Warsaw and Speckled Hind (Kitty Mitchell) |
|
|
1
per vessel, per day of each species. (NEW) |
(NEW)
Are included in 5 grouper per person per day aggregate
bag limit. Illegal to buy or sell.
G |
| Grouper
ALL OTHERS |
|
|
Included
within 5 per person per day Grouper aggregate bag limit
|
Includes:
Coney, Graysby, Misty, Red Hind, Rock Hind, Snowy, Tiger,
Yellowedge (NEW)
Harvest of Nassau Grouper and Jewfish prohibited.
WG |
| Hogfish |
12"
Fork |
|
5 per
person per day |
G |
| Mackerel,
King (Kingfish) |
24"
Fork (NEW) |
|
2 per
person per day |
Bag
limit in Gulf-Atlantic fishery reduced to 1 when Federal
waters are closed to all harvest. Call BME for details.
W |
| Mackerel,
Spanish |
12"
Fork |
|
15
per person per day NEW |
Transfer
of Spanish mackerel to other vessels is prohibited.
WL |
Mullet
Striped or Black |
|
|
Feb.
1 - Aug. 31 -- 50 per person per day, maximum 100 per
vessel |
Sept.
1-Jan. 31, 50 per person or vessel, whichever is less |
| Oysters |
3" |
June,
July, and August in Dixie, Wakulla and Levy counties.
July, August and September in all other areas. |
2 bags
per person or vessel, whichever is less per day. 1 bag
= 60 pounds or two 5-gallon buckets (whole in shell). |
Apalachicola
Bay has summer and winter seasons/areas. Harvest from
approved shellfish areas only. Call FMP for current
information. |
| Permit
& Pompano |
Not
Less than 10"
or more than 20" fork |
|
10 per
person per day aggregate bag of Permit and Pompano |
May
posses one over 20" of either Permit or Pompano.
Gigging, spearing or snatching prohibited.
WGL |
| Pompano,
African |
Not
less than 24" fork |
|
2 fish
per person or vessel whichever is less |
Hook
& Line Gear only
WL |
| Red
Drum (Redfish) |
Not
Less than 18"
or more than 27" |
|
1 per
person per day |
Gigging,
spearing and snatching prohibited.
WG |
| Red
Porgy |
14",
Atlantic (NEW) |
(NEW)
CLOSED-STATE WATERS |
5
per person per day, Atlantic (NEW) |
REEF
FISH - RED PORGY, CH 68B-14, F.A.C. (Effective
March 6, 2000)
Prohibits all harvest of Atlantic red
porgy from state waters.
WG |
| Scallops,
Bay |
|
September
11 to June 30 |
2 gallons
whole, or one pint meat per person per day. No more
than 10 gallons whole or 1/2 gallon meat per vessel
anytime. |
(NEW)
Harvest allowed only in State waters
of the Gulf of Mexico north of latitude 29 degrees,
17 minutes and 02 seconds north (from the south bank
of the mouth of the Suwannee River to near channel marker
21 westward to the outer limits of state waters
G |
| Sea
Bass, Black |
10"
(RECENT) |
|
Bag
limit 20, Atlantic (RECENT) |
WG |
| Sea
Bass |
8" |
|
|
Size
limit applies to all Sea Basses (Centropristis) except
Black Sea Bass. |
| Shad |
|
|
10 per
person per day, aggregate bag of all Shad |
American,
Alabama and Hickory shad are all part of aggregate.
Hook and line gear only. |
| Shark |
|
|
1 per
person per day, or 2 per vessel pre day, whichever is
less |
Protected
Species. Practice of finning or filleting at sea prohibited.
No harvest of Sawfish, Basking and Whale Sharks or Spotted
Eagle Rays. |
| Sheepshead |
12" |
|
15 per
person per day |
WGL |
| Shrimp |
|
April
and May closed in Nassau, Duval, St. Johns, Putnam,
Flagler and Clay Counties |
5 gallons
per person or vessel, per day, heads on. |
Must
be landed in whole condition. contact BME for closed
areas.
G |
| Snapper:
Black & Wenchman |
|
|
Included
within 10 per person per day Snapper aggregate bag limit. |
|
| Snapper,
Cubera |
Not
Less than 12"
or more than 30" |
|
Included
within 10 per person per day Snapper aggregate bag limit
if under 30" |
May
keep two over 30" per person or vessel per day.
Over 30" not counted in aggregate.
WG |
| Snapper,
Gray (Mangrove) |
10" |
|
5 per
person per day. |
Included
within 10 per person per day Snapper aggregate bag limit.
WG |
| Snapper,
Lane |
8" |
|
Included
within 10 per person per day Snapper aggregate bag limit
if harvested from the Atlantic. |
Lane
snapper harvested in the Gulf of Mexico not included
within aggregate snapper bag limit.
WG |
| Snapper,
Mutton |
16" |
|
Included
within 10 per person per day Snapper aggregate bag limit. |
WG |
| Snapper,
Red |
20"
Atlantic
16"
Gulf (NEW) |
Gulf:
Closed 11/1/99-4/20/00
Open 4/21/00-10/31/00 (NEW) |
Atlantic:
2 per person per day.
Gulf: 4 per person per day. |
Included
within 10 per person per day Snapper aggregate bag limit.
WG |
| Snapper,
Schoolmaster |
10" |
|
Included
within 10 per person per day Snapper aggregate bag limit. |
WG |
| Snapper,
Vermilion |
10" |
|
Included
within 10 per person per day Snapper aggregate bag limit
if harvested in the Atlantic. |
Not
counted in Snapper aggregate bag limit if harvested
form the Gulf.
WG |
| Snapper
- All others |
12" |
|
Included
in 10 per person per day Snapper aggregate bag limit. |
Includes
Blackfin, Dog, Mahogany, Queen, Silk and Yellowtail. |
Snook
(All Species) |
Not
less than 26" (NEW)
Not more than 34" |
December
15-January 31, and June, July and August |
2 per
person per day |
Snook
permit required. Illegal to buy or sell. State regulations
apply in Federal waters.
Illegal
to posses any over 34" (NEW)
WG |
Spotted
Seatrout
(South Region)
EFFECTIVE
July 1, 2000 |
Not
less than 15"
Not more than 20"
Except one
fish over 20" per person |
November
and December |
4
fish per day per person One
fish over maximum |
State
waters South of and including Pinellas county on the
Gulf South of and
including Volusia County on the Atlantic
WG
|
Spotted
Seatrout
(North Region)
EFFECTIVE
July 1, 2000 |
Not
less than 15"
Not more than 20" |
February |
5
fish per day per person One
fish over maximum. |
State
waters north of Pinellas county on the Gulf
North of Volusia County
on the Atlantic
WG |
| Tarpon |
|
|
2 fish
possession limit |
Requires
$50 tarpon tag to possess or kill. |
| Triggerfish,
Gray |
12" |
|
|
All
other species of triggerfish have live landing &
live well requirements |
| Tripletail |
15" |
|
2 per
person per day |
Hook
and line gear only. No snatch hooks.
WL |
| Weakfish |
12" |
|
4 per
person per day |
W |
| |
W
- Must remain in whole condition until landed ashore.
(heads and tails intact) |
G
- Gear restrictions apply. Contact nearest FMP |
L-
Length for these species is defined as the most forward
point of the head to the rear center of the tail |
|
|
ORNAMENTAL TROPICAL
FISH AND PLANTS |
|
Minimum Size Limit (Total Length):
Spanish Hogfish 2", Spotfin
Hogfish 3", Porkfish 1
1/2" |
Maximum size Limit (Total Length): Angelfish
(except rock beauty) 8", Butterfly, Jawfish
4",
Rock Beauty 5", Gobies
2", Spanish Hogfish 8",
Spotfin Hogfish 8" |
|
Bag Limit fishes/Invertebrates: 20
per person per day. no more than 5 Angelfish
and no more than 6 Octocoral Colonies. Plants:
1 gallon per person per day
|
Live landing and live well requirements. Harvest
in Biscayne National Park & John Pennekamp State
Park Prohibited.
Unlawful to harvest or posses Longspine Urchin,
Hard and Fire Corals, Sea
Fans, Florida Queen Conch and Bahamas
Starfish.
Harvest of live rock in state waters
is prohibited. |
|
PROTECTED
SPECIES |
|
It is unlawful to harvest, posses,
land, purchase, sell, or exchange the following species:
Nassau Grouper, Jewfish, Sawfish, Basking
Shark, Whale Shark, Spotted Eagle Ray, Sturgeon,
White Shark, Sand Tiger Shark, Bigeye Sand Tiger Shark,
Manta Rays.
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