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Fishing Regulations.org |
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YOUR BEST SOURCE FOR FLORIDA FISHING INFORMATION |
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
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GREATER AMBERJACK
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Amberjack - Greater Minimum size: 28" to fork. Minimum (Gulf) 30” to fork. Maximum: 1 per person per day Must be landed whole.
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GAG GROUPER
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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.
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RED GROUPER
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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.
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TRIGGERFISH (GREY)
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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.
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CHANGES FOR JULY 2008
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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
