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| Greater Amberjack | 28" fork | 1 per person | Illegal to sell, purchase, or exchange less than 36" fork length.
Aggregate total applies to Greater, Lesser, and Banded Rudder Fish.
| Lesser Amberjack
| Must be between 14" and 20"
| 5 aggregate of Lesser Amberjack and Banded Rudderfish
| Illegal to sell Lesser Amberjack during March, April, May.
Appropriate State/Federal permits needed for sale. Must be landed in whole
condition.
| Black Drum
| 14" min. - 24" max.
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| Billfish
| Sailfish 57" | Blue Marlin 86" White Marlin 62" 1 per person aggregate
| Bag limit includes Marlin, Spearfish, and Sailfish. Cannot buy/sell
these species. Federal size limits apply. Measured as lower jaw forked
length. Hook and line only. Aggregate under daily bag limit.
| Blue Fish
| 12" fork
| 10 per person
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| Bonefish
| 18" overall
| 1 per person
| Illegal to buy/sell.
| Cobia (Ling)
| 33" fork
| 2 per person
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| Dolphin
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| 10 per person
| 20" min. size for commercial harvesters.
| Flounder
| 12"
| 10 per person
| May be harvested with spears.
| Grouper
| 20"
| 5 aggregate for all species
| Includes Yellowfin, Yellowmouth, Red, Black, Gag, Misty, Yellowedge
and Scamp. Harvest of Nassau and Jewfish is prohibited.
| Grouper - Warsaw
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| 1 per vessel
| Not counted in Grouper aggregate bag limit.
| Mackeral - King
| 20" fork
| 2 per person
| Bag limit in Gulf-Atlantic reduced to one when federal waters are
closed to all harvest. Gear restriction box.
| Mackeral - Spanish
| 12" fork
| 10 per person
| Length is measured from tip of nose to rear center of tail.
Transfer at sea to other vessels is prohibited.
| Permit
| 10" min. - 20" max.
| 10 aggregate of permit and pompano
| 1 over 20". Sale prohibited for permit greater than 20".
| Pompano - Florida
| 10" min. - 20" max.
| 10 aggregate of pompano and permit
| 1 over 20". Sale prohibited for pompano greater than 20".
| Pompano - African
| Not less than 24"
| 2 per person per vessel/day whichever is less
| Only hook and line gear may be used for harvest.
| Red Drum (Redfish)
| 18" min. - 27" max. overall
| 1 per person
| Gigging, spearing, snatching prohibited. Cannot buy or sell native
Red Drum.
| Sea Bass
| 8" overall
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| Sheepshead
| 12" fork
| 15 per person
| May be harvested with a spear.
| Snapper - Cubera
| 12" - 30"
| 10 as part of the aggregate bag limit
| No more than two larger than 30" person/vessel, whichever is less.
Under 30" included in aggregate limit. No more than 10 snappers aggregate
of all snappers with a bag limit.
| Snapper - Gray (Mangrove)
| 10"
| 5 as part of the aggregate bag limit
| No more than 10 snappers aggregate of all snappers with a bag
limit.
| Snapper - Lane
| 8"
| 10 as part of the aggregate bag limit
| Lane Snapper harvested in the Gulf of Mexico not subject to the
aggregate bag limit.
| Snapper - Mutton
| 16"
| 10 as part of the aggregate bag limit
| No more than 10 snappers aggregate of all snappers with a bag
limit.
| Snapper - Red
| 16"
| 5 Gulf
| No more than 10 snappers aggregate of all snappers with a bag
limit. Protected Species.
| Snapper - Schoolmaster
| 10"
| 10 as part of the aggregate bag limit
| No more than 10 snappers aggregate of all snappers with a bag
limit.
| Snapper - Vermillion
| 10"
| 0 Gulf
| Not counted in snapper aggregate bag limit.
| Snapper - All Other
| 12"
| 10 as part of the aggregate bag limit
| Includes Blackfin, Cubera under 30", Dog, Queen, Mahogany, Silk,
and Yellowtail.
| Snook
| 26" min. - 34" max.
| 2 per person
| NONE over 34" | closed Dec. 15 - Jan. 31; June, July, Aug. Illegal to buy or sell. Harvest requires $2.00 snook permit. Protected Species. New Regulations. Speckled Hind
| No size limit
| 1 per vessel
| Not counted in grouper aggregate bag limit
| Spotted Sea Trout
| 15" min. - 20" max.
| 5 per person
| 1 over 20" | closed Nov. & Dec. Tarpon
| No size limit
| 2 per person
| $50.00 tag required for each fish
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Three-Day
License......$5.00 |
Ten-Day
License.............$10.00 |
Age:
0-4.......................$125.00 |
Age:
0-4........................$400.00 |