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Saltwater Fishing Regulations
REGULATIONS - Species
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| Species |
Min.
Size Limits |
Closed
Season |
Daily
Rec. Bag Limit |
Remarks |
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Permit*^
Pompano
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not
less than 11" no more than 20" fork |
NO vessel may possess more than 2 Pompano or Permit (any
combination) larger than 20” fork |
6
per person
per day aggregate of Permit and Pompano. |
May
possess one over 20" of either Permit or Pompano. Gigging, spearing,
snatching prohibited. |
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Pompano*^
African
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not
less than 24" fork |
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2
per person or per vessel per day, whichever is less |
Hook
and line gear only. |
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Red
Drum*~^
(Redfish)
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not
less than 18" not more than 27" |
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1
per person per day |
Gigging,
spearing, & snatching prohibited. |
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Red
Porgy*~
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14" Atlantic |
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1
per person per day - Atlantic |
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Scallops-Bay
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Sept.
11 -
June 30 |
2
gal. whole or 1 pint meat per person per day, no more than 10 gal. whole
or 1/2 gal. meat per vessel anytime. |
Harvest allowed only in state waters of Gulf of Mexico
from the Pasco-Hernando county line (near Aripeka-latitude 28 degrees,
26.016 minutes north) to the west bank of the Mexico Beach Canal in Bay
County (longitude 85 degrees, 25.84 minutes west). |
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Seabass-*~
Black
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10" |
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20
per person per day -Atlantic |
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Shad
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10
aggregate per person per day |
American,
Alabama & Hickory are part of aggregate limit. Hook and line gear only. |
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Shark
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1
per person or 2 per vessel per day, whichever is less |
Practice
of finning and filleting at sea prohibited.
See list
below for protected species. |
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Protected Species
It is unlawful
to harvest, possess, land, purchase, sell or exchange the following species:
SHARKS: Atlantic Angel, Bigeye Sixgill, Bigeye Thresher, Bignose,
Carribean Reef, Dusky Galapagos, Longfin Mako, Narrowtooth, Night, Sevengill,
Sixgill, Smalltail, Basking Shark, Whale Shark, White Shark, Sand Tiger Shark,
Big Eye Sand Tiger Shark.
OTHERS: Nassau Grouper, Goliath Grouper (Jewfish), Sawfish, Spotted
Eagle Ray, Sturgeon, Manta Ray, Spiny Dogfish, Longspine Urchin, Stony, Hard
and Fire Corals, Sea Fans, Florida Queen Conch and Bahama Starfish. Harvest of
live rock in state waters is prohibited.
*Must
remain in whole condition until landed ashore.
~Measured as total length.
^Harvest prohibited by or with the use of any multiple hook in conjunction with
live or natural bait.
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