2015 Season Fish You Can Keep!
Species / FEDERAL WATER Regulations / CharterBoats / Head Boats
Red Snapper 16” TL
/ OPEN 6/1/15 thru TBA2 Red Snapper per person / 2 (June 1) / 2 (June 1)Gag GROUPER 22” TL / OPEN 7/1/15 thru 12/2/15
2 Per Fisher included in Grouper Aggregate (total 4 Grouper) / 2 (July) / 2 (July)
SCAMP 16” TL
Red GROUPER 20” TL / Scamp & Red Grouper
Closed 2/1 thru 3/31 in water deeper than 20 fathoms
Open 4/1/15 thru 12/31/15
*As of 1/5/15: Bag limit of 2 Red Grouper
per Fisher in Grouper Aggregate
(TOTAL of 4 Grouper - except Goliath and Nassau) / 4 / 4
Black SNAPPER 12” TL
(also known as Mangrove snapper) / 10 per person in Snapper aggregate.
Exceptions are Red, Vermillion, and Lane snapper. / 10 / 10
Vermillion SNAPPER 10” TL
Lane SNAPPER 8” TL
Red Porgy (White SNAPPER )
Gray TRIGGER FISH 14” FL / Included in the 20 Reef fish aggregate
Vermillion Snapper Limit 10 within this group.
Trigger Fish-2 per fisher Closed 2/7/15-12/31/15 / 20 / 20
Banded Rudderfish –[Rudder Jack]
slot limit-14”-22” FL / 5 fish aggregate-
excluded from the 20 reef fish aggregate / 5 / 5
2015 Season Fish You Can Keep!
Greater AMBERJACK 34” FL / CLOSED 6/1/15-7/31/151 Per Fisher / 1 / 1
Cobia 33” FL / 2 per person / 6 per boat / 2 / 2
King Mackerel 24” FL / 2 per person including for-hire captain & crew. / 2 / 2
Bonita / No size limit / no bag limit / 10 / 10
Blue Fish 12” TL / 10 per person / 10 / 10
Dolphin (fish—not a porpoise) / 10 per person / 60 per boat / 10 / 10
2015 Season Fish You Can Keep!
Wahoo / (Florida waters) 2 per person per day on the East CoastRare in our area but you can keep what you catch / 2 / 2
Spanish Mackerel 12” FL / 15 per person / 15 / 15
Speckled Trout(Mostly in the bay) ar / 5 per person, 1 over 20”, others 15”-20” / 5 / 5
Red Drum / Redfish (slot) 18-27” / Harvest Prohibited in Federal Waters
2 per fisher in State Waters / 0 / 0
Sheepshead 12” TL / 15 per person per day / 15 / 15
FL= Fork Length / TL= Total Length /
The information above was updated 4/2/2015 mg
For more information on new FEDERAL WATERS regulations refer to the NOAA website
at www.gulfcouncil.org under the Federal Fishing Regulations and click on “Quick Guide to Recreational Fishing Season”.
We support rebuilding of our Red Snapper fishery. But, since 2007 when the Re-Enactment of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSRA) was implemented, we have seen bag limits and seasons reduced due to the restrictive language in this Bill. Efforts are being made on behalf of the recreational anglers to implement flexibility in the law which will allow the rebuilding process to continue and keep you fishing. Rebuilding a fishery needs to happen over a longer period of time so that the industry and you can keep a more reasonable catch and we can provide a longer season for you.
You can find out more by checking these articles:
Dr. Bob Shipp - www.floridasportsman.com/casts/080701/
Dr. Daniel Bromley- www.aae.wisc.edu/dbromley/pdfs/fisheriesifq.pdf
Write your federal legislators today to request they vote for flexibility in the MSRA and more accurate science!
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