| Species |
Min.
Size Limits |
Closed
Season |
Daily
Rec. Bag Limit |
Remarks |
|
Dolphin
|
20" fork Atlantic
|
|
10
per person
per day, not to exceed 60 per vessel per day
|
To sell or exceed the daily bag limit follow commercial regulations. |
|
Flounder*~^
|
12"
|
|
10
per person
per day
|
May
be harvested by spearing. Snatching prohibited.
|
|
Grouper*~
Black
|
24"
Atlantic & Monroe County
22" Gulf (excluding Monroe County)
|
Closed in Gulf Feb. 1 - Mar 31 |
2
per person per day Atlantic & Monroe County.
4 per person per day Gulf
|
Included within 5 per person per day
(Atlantic) and 4 per per person per day (Gulf) Grouper aggregate bag limit.
Not more than 2 fish may be Gag or Black Grouper, either individually or in
combination in Atlantic or Monroe County.
|
Grouper*~
Gag |
24"
Atlantic & Monroe County
22" Gulf (excluding Monroe County) |
Closed in Gulf Feb. 1 - Mar 31 |
2
per person per day |
Grouper*~
Red |
20" |
|
5
per person per day Atlantic;
2
per person per day - Gulf |
Included within 5 per person per day
(Atlantic) and 4 per per person per day (Gulf) Grouper aggregate bag limit. |
|
Grouper*~
Scamp,
|
20"
Atlantic & Monroe County
16" Gulf (excluding Monroe County)
|
Closed in Gulf Feb. 1 - Mar 31 |
|
Included within 5 per person per day
(Atlantic) and 4 per per person per day (Gulf) Grouper aggregate bag
limit.
|
Grouper*~
Snowy |
|
|
1
per person per day |
|
|
Grouper*~
Yellowfin,
Yellowmouth
|
20"
|
Closed in Gulf Feb. 1 - Mar 31 |
|
Included within 5 per person per day
(Atlantic) and 4 per per person per day (Gulf) Grouper aggregate bag
limit.
|
Grouper*~
Warsaw
Speckled Hind |
|
|
1
per vessel per day of each species |
Included within 5 per person per day
(Atlantic) and 4 per per person per day (Gulf) Grouper aggregate bag limit. |
|
Grouper*~
All Others
|
|
Closed in Gulf Feb. 1 - Mar 31 for Rock Hind and Red Hind |
|
Included within 5 per person per day
(Atlantic) and 4 per per person per day (Gulf) Grouper aggregate bag
limit.
|
|
Hogfish*
|
12" fork
|
|
5
per person per day
|
|
|
Mackerel-
King*
|
24" fork
|
|
2
per person per day
|
Bag
limit in Gulf-Atlantic reduced to 1 when federal waters are closed to all
harvest. Call Southwest Region Office for details.
|
|
Mackerel-*
Spanish
|
12" fork
|
|
15
per person per day
|
Transfer
to other vessels at sea is prohibited.
|
|
Mullet-
Striped (Black) & Silver
|
|
|
50
per person per day. Aggregate vessel limits: Feb. 1-Aug. 31,: 100 per
vessel
Sept. 1 - Jan. 31: 50 per vessel
|
Mullet aggregate bag limit includes Striped and Silver. Phone 850-487-0554 for
additional restrictions in Pinellas & Charlotte counties. |
|
Oysters*
|
3"
|
June,
July, Aug. in Dixie, Wakulla, Levy counties. July, Aug., Sept. in all other
areas.
|
2
bags per person or vessel, whichever is less per day. 1 bag = 60 lbs. or
two 5 gal. buckets (whole in shell)
|
Apalachicola
Bay has summer & winter seasons/areas. Harvest from approved shellfish
areas only. For
allowable harvesting areas.
|
