|
Species
|
Min Size
|
Closed Season
|
Daily Rec Bag Limit
|
Remarks
|
|
Amberjack-Greater
|
28 fork |
|
1 per person per day |
|
| Amberjack-Lesser
& Banded Rudderfish |
Not less than 14 or
more than 22 fork |
|
5 Aggregate of lesser amberjack and banded
rudderfish. |
|
| Billfish |
Sailfish 63 Blue
Marlin 99 White Marlin
66 |
|
1 per person per day Aggregate bag limit |
Measured tip of lower jaw to fork. Federal
regulations apply in state waters. All landed
fish must be reported to NOAA within 24 hours
800-894-5528. HMS permit required in federal
waters. |
|
Black Drum
|
Not less than 14or more than 24 |
|
5 per person per day |
May possess one over 24 |
| Bluefish |
12 fork |
|
10 per person per day |
|
| Bonefish |
18 |
|
1 per person per day |
|
| Clams-Hard |
1 thick across hinge |
May not harvest half hour after official
sunset until half hour before official sunrise |
One 5 gal bucket per person or 2 per vessel,
whichever is less per day |
Illegal to harvest from closed areas. Go to www
floridaaquaculture com for
allowable harvesting areas. |
| Cobia (Ling) |
33 fork |
|
1 per person or 6 per vessel per day whichever
is less |
A saltwater products license and a restricted
species endorsement are needed to sell cobia or
exceed the one fish daily bag limit. |
| Crab-Blue |
|
Sept 20-Oct 4 Gulf state waters beyond 3 miles
closed to traps; federal waters closed to traps. |
10 gallons whole per person per day |
5 traps maximum. Trap requirements apply
Harvest of egg-bearing crabs prohibited. |
| Crab-Blue Land |
|
July 1 - Oct 31 |
20 per person per day |
Trapping prohibited, harvest of egg bearing
females prohibited, harvest prohibited in state
parks and from the right of way of federal,
state or county maintained roads. |
| Crab-Stone |
2 3 / 4 claw |
May 16 Oct 14 |
1 gal Stone Crab claws per person or 2 gal per
vessel, whichever is less |
5 traps maximum. Trap requirements apply.
Illegal to possess whole crab. Harvest of egg
bearing crabs prohibited.
|
| Crawfish (Spiny Lobster) |
Larger than 3 carapace measured in the
water |
April 1-Aug 5 Exception: Sport Season--last
consecutive Wed & Thurs of July each year |
Regular season: 6 per person per day |
Recreational trapping prohibited. Crawfish
permit required when license required. Special
bag limit for 2-day Sport season. Call FWC for
current information on Sport season.
|
| Dolphin |
20 fork Atlantic |
|
10 per person per day, not to exceed 60 per
vessel per day statewide |
A saltwater products license, a restricted
species endorsement and a federal commercial
vessel permit are needed to sell dolphin, exceed
the 10 fish bag limit, or exceed 60 per vessel
per day statewide. |
| Flounder |
12 |
|
10 per person per day |
May be harvested by spearing. Snatching
prohibited. |
| Grouper-Black & Gag |
24 Atlantic & Monroe County 22 Gulf
(excluding Monroe County) |
|
2 per person per day Atlantic & Monroe
County; 5 per person per day Gulf (excluding
Monroe Co.) |
Included within 5 per person per day Grouper
aggregate bag limit. Gulf--zero daily bag and
possesion limit for captain & crew on
for-hire vessels. |
| Grouper-Red |
20 |
|
1 per harvester per day Gulf |
Included within 5 per person per day Grouper
aggregate bag limit. Gulf--zero daily bag and
possesion limit for captain & crew on
for-hire vessels |
| Grouper-Yellowfin & Yellowmouth |
20 |
|
Included within 5 per person per day Grouper
aggregate bag limit |
|
| Grouper-Scamp |
20 Atlantic & Monroe County; 16
Gulf (excluding Monroe County)
|
|
Included within 5 per person per day Grouper
aggregate bag limit |
|
| Grouper-Warsaw & Speckled Hind |
|
|
1 per vessel per day of each species |
Included within 5 per person per day Grouper
aggregate bag limit |
| 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. |
| Hogfish |
12 fork |
|
5 per person per day |
|
| Mackerel-King |
24 fork |
|
2 per person per day |
Bag limit in Gulf Atlantic fishery reduced to
1 when federal waters are closed to all harvest.
Call SW Regional Office for details. |
|
Mackerel-Spanish
|
12 fork |
|
15 per person per day |
Transfer of Spanish Mackerel to other vessels
at sea is prohibited. |
| Mullet-Striped (Black) &
Silver |
|
|
Feb 1-Aug 31, 50 per person per day, aggregate
of striped & silver mullet maximum 100
aggregate per vessel |
Sept 1-Jan 31, 50 aggregate per person or per
vessel. Call DMFM for additional restrictions in
Pinellas, Charlotte & Pasco-Lee 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.
Go to www
floridaaquaculture com for
allowable harvesting areas.
|
| Permit & Pompano |
Not less than 11 or more than 20 fork |
|
6 per person per day aggregate of Permit and
Pompano |
May possess one over 20 of either Permit or
Pompano. Vessel restriction: no more than 2
permit and pompano over 20" fork length at
any time in any combination. Gigging, spearing,
snatching prohibited. |
| Pompano-African |
Not less than 24 fork |
|
2 fish per person or per vessel per day
whichever is less |
Hook & line gear only |
|
Red Drum (Redfish)
|
Not less than 18 or more than 27 |
|
1 per person per day |
Gigging, spearing, snatching prohibited |
|
Red Porgy
|
14 Atlantic |
|
3 per person per day Atlantic |
|
| Scallops-Bay |
|
September 11 June 30 |
2 gallons whole or 1 pint meat per person per
day, no more than 10 gallons whole, or 1/2
gallon meat per vessel anytime |
Harvest allowed only in state waters of the
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) Any bay scallops harvested
and possessed must be landed within the
allowable harvesting area.
|
| Sea Bass-Black |
11" Atlantic, 10 Gulf |
|
15 per person per day Atlantic
|
Size limits change to 12" Atlantic,
1/1/08 |
| Shad |
|
|
10 Aggregate per person per day |
American, Alabama, and Hickory are part of
aggregate limit. Hook and line gear only. |
| Shark |
|
|
1 per person or 2 per vessel per day,
whichever is less |
Practice of finning and filleting at sea
prohibited. |
| Sheepshead |
12 |
|
15 per person per day |
Snatching prohibited. |
| Shrimp |
|
April & May closed to Nassau, Duval, St
Johns, Putnam, Flagler, & Clay counties |
5 gallons heads on per person or vessel per
day, whichever is less |
Must be landed in a whole condition Contact
FWC Regional Office for closed areas. |
| 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 |
Allowed 2 Cubera Snapper over 30 per person
or vessel per day which ever is less. 30 or
larger not included within the Snapper aggregate
bag limit. |
| Snapper-Gray (Mangrove) |
10 |
|
5 per person per day |
Included within 10 per person per day Snapper
aggregate bag limit |
| Snapper-Lane |
8 |
|
Included within 10 per person per day Snapper
aggregate bag limit if harvested from Atlantic |
Lane Snapper harvested from the Gulf of Mexico
not included within the Snapper aggregate bag
limit. |
| Snapper-Mutton |
16 |
|
Included within 10 per person per day Snapper
aggregate bag limit |
|
| Snapper-Red |
20 Atlantic; 16 Gulf |
Nov 1 - April 14 Gulf Only |
2 per person per day Atlantic; 4 per person
per day Gulf |
Included within 10 per person per day Snapper
aggregate bag limit. |
| Snapper-Schoolmaster |
10 |
|
Included within 10 per person per day Snapper
aggregate bag limit |
|
| Snapper-Vermilion |
12" Atlantic, 10" Gulf |
|
10 per person per day |
Vermilion Snapper not included within the
Snapper aggregate bag limit |
| Snapper-all other |
12 |
|
Included within 10 per person per day Snapper
aggregate bag limit |
Includes: Blackfin, Dog, Mahogany, Queen, Silk
and Yellowtail. |
| Snook (All species) |
Not less than 28" or more than 32"
Atlantic; Not less than 28" or more than
33" Gulf, Monroe County, Everglades Nat.
Park |
Dec 15 - Jan 31, June-Aug. Atlantic;
Dec.-Feb., May-Aug. Gulf, Monroe County,
Everglades Nat. Park |
1 per harvester per day |
Snook permit required when saltwater license
required. State regulations apply in federal
waters. Illegal to buy or sell snook. Snatch
hooks and spearing prohibited.
|
| Sponge-Commercial |
Greater than 5 in greatest dimension
measured across the top of the sponge |
|
10 per person per day |
Includes sheepswool, yellow, grass, glove,
finger, wire, reef & velvet sponge. |
| Spotted Seatrout |
Not less than 15 or more than 20
(statewide) except One fish over 20 per
person |
Nov & Dec S. Region; Feb N.E. and N.W.
Regions |
4 per person per day South Region; 5 per
person per day N.E. and N.W. Regions |
|
| Swordfish |
47 lower jaw fork length |
|
1 per person or 3 per vessel whichever is less |
Lower jaw fork length is the straight-line
measurement from the tip of the lower jaw to the
fork of the tail. All landed fish must be
reported to NOAA within 24 hours 800-894-5528. |
|
Tarpon
|
|
|
2 fish possession limit |
Requires $50 tarpon tag to possess or harvest.
Snatching prohibited. Boca Grande Pass has
seasonal regulations. Contact DMFM for current
information. |
|
Triggerfish (Gray)
|
12 fork |
|
|
All species of Triggerfish except Gray and
Ocean have live landing & live well
requirements |
|
Tripletail
|
15 |
|
2 per person per day |
Hook and line gear only. No snatch hooks |
| Wahoo |
|
|
2 per person per day |
A saltwater products license, a restricted
species endorsement and a federal commercial
vessel permit are needed to sell wahoo or exceed
the 2-fish bag limit. |
| Weakfish |
12 |
|
4 per person per day |
