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Florida Fishing Regulations Updates January 2009

(There are no other updates until July 2009)

JANUARY 2009  FLORIDA FISHING REGULATIONS CHANGES -

 

CHANGES FOR JANUARY 2009

These are in the process of being added this week

GREATER AMBERJACK

 

Amberjack - Greater

Minimum size: 28" to fork.

Minimum (Gulf) 30” to fork.

Maximum: 1 per person per day

 Must be landed whole.

 

GAG GROUPER

 

Grouper (Gag)

Minimum: 24 inches.

 Atlantic & Monroe County.

Minimum: 22 inches (Gulf)  excluding Monroe County.

Maximum: Two per person per day

Five per person per day.

Included in aggregate bag limit of five per person per day

Closed season (Gulf) February 1— March 31.

 Must be landed whole.

 

RED GROUPER

 

Red Grouper

Minimum: Twenty inches.

Maximum: In Atlantic Included in five bag aggregate Grouper bag limit.

Maximum: Two per person per day in Gulf.

One of the toughest fighting Groupers

Must be landed whole.

 

TRIGGERFISH (GREY)

 

 

 

 

Triggerfish (Gray)

Minimum: Twelve inches to fork.  All species except gray Triggerfish and Ocean Triggerfish have landing and live well restrictions.

Minimum in Gulf  14” to fork

Maximum: No maximum size regulation nor closed season

Good fighter if hooked on light tackle

Must be landed whole.

 

 

CHANGES FOR JULY 2008

RED SNAPPER

Snapper - Red

Minimum size: Twenty inches (Atlantic). Sixteen inches (Gulf).

Two per person per day Atlantic and Gulf.

Open season April 15 until  October 31 in Gulf. 

Maximum: Included in the ten bag per day  aggregate Snapper limit.

Must be landed whole.

Average: 8 to 20 lbs.

Change in Federal Water - open season -June 1 through September 30 in Federal waters adjacent to State Waters

NEW FOR JULY 2008. New Handling Requirements and Gulf Reef Fishing. (information provided by Florida Fish and Wildlife    New Gulf Reef fish requirements effective June 1, 2008