Saltwater Fishing Regulations

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 dead natural bait.

State waters extend to 3 nautical miles on the Atlantic and 9 nautical miles on the Gulf.

#Region Definitions: Northeast Region means all state waters lying north of the Flagler-Volusia county line to the Florida-Georgia border, and adjacent federal Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) waters. Northwest Region means all state waters north and west of a line running due west from the westernmost point of Fred Howard Park Causeway (28E9.350'N 82E48.398'W.), which is approximately 1.17 nautical miles south of the Pasco-Pinellas County Line to the Florida-Alabama border, and adjacent federal EEZ waters. South Region means state waters lying between the Flagler-Volusia County Line on the Atlantic Ocean and the Southern boundary of the Northwest Region on the Gulf of Mexico in Pinellas County and adjacent federal EEZ waters.