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Florida Fishing Regulations Updates July 2007

(There are no other updates until January 2008)

JULY 2007 FLORIDA FISHING REGULATIONS CHANGES -

 Snook: Minimum Size Change Effective July 2007

Snook (all species)

$2  Permit Required

Minimum Size: Atlantic: Not less than twenty eight inches or more than thirty two inches.

Gulf, Monroe County, Everglades Nat. Park. Size — not less than twenty eight inches or more than thirty three inches.

One per person per day in both Atlantic and Gulf. Must be landed whole.

Closed Season: Gulf, Monroe County, Everglades  National Park - Dec, Jan,  Feb, May, June, July, August.  Atlantic: : Dec.15 - Jan, 31, June, July,  August

Vermillion Snapper - Minimum Size Change Effective July 2007

Snapper (Vermillion)

Minimum: Twelve  inches. Ten inches (Gulf)

Maximum: Ten per person per day bag limit. Not part of the 10 bag limit.

Must be landed whole

Snowy Grouper -  Added - Maximum Limit One. Added July 2007

Grouper (Snowy)

Minimum Size: none

Maximum: One per person per day (new 7/07)

 Included in five per day aggregate bag limit.

Must be landed whole

Golden Tile Fish - Limit One Per Day. Added July 2007

Tile Fish - Golden

Minimum Size: None

Maximum: Atlantic: One per person per day

 Considered part of the five per day Grouper bag limit.

Must be landed whole.

Part of 5 Grouper Bag Limit

Gag & Black Grouper - Size And Bag Limit Change Effective July 2007

Grouper (Gag)

Minimum: 24 inches.  Atlantic & Monroe County. Two per person per day.

Minimum Gulf: Twenty two inches (excluding Monroe County). Five per person per day.

Maximum:  Included in aggregate bag limit of five per person per day

Must be landed whole. 


 

 Grouper (Black)

Minimum: 24 inches.  Atlantic & Monroe County. Two per person per day.

Minimum Gulf: Twenty two inches (excluding Monroe County). Five per person per day.

Maximum:  Included in aggregate bag limit of five per person per day

Must be landed whole

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Red Grouper - Size change Effective July 2007

Red Grouper

Minimum: Twenty inches.

Maximum: Included in five bag aggregate Grouper bag limit.

Maximum: One per person per day in Gulf

One of the toughest  fighting Groupers

Must be landed whole.

Included in aggregate bag limit of five per person per day

 

Sea Bass (Black)

Minimum:  Atlantic: eleven inches.        

Gulf : ten inches

Maximum: Fifteen per person per day (Atlantic and Gulf).

Pulls strongly for a fish this size.

Must be landed whole.