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Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-17 - HARD CLAMS › Section 68B-17.003 - Size Limit; Sorting Requirement; Size Tolerance

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Size Limit - A person may not harvest or
				land from Florida Waters or possess in or on Florida Waters a hard clam that is
				less than 1 inch in thickness across the hinge.
(2) Sorting Requirement - A person harvesting
				hard clams shall sort the hard clams immediately after they are taken.
(a) Immediately after sorting, a person
				harvesting hard clams shall return alive to the place where taken each hard
				clam that is less than 1 inch in thickness across the hinge.
(b) The person(s) aboard a vessel in or on
				Florida Waters may not collectively possess more than 1 bushel of unsorted hard
				clams.
(c) A person may not possess
				unsorted hard clams aboard a vessel that is under power.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-17 - HARD CLAMS › Section 68B-17.004 - Bag and Vessel Limits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Recreational Limits -
(a) Bag Limit - A
				recreational harvester may not harvest or land per day from Florida Waters or
				possess in or on Florida Waters more than 5 gallons of hard clams
				(unshucked).
(b) Vessel Limit - The
				persons aboard a vessel in or on Florida Waters may not collectively possess
				more than 10 gallons of hard clams, regardless of the number of licensed or
				license-exempt persons onboard. This provision will not be construed to
				authorize harvest or possession of hard clams in excess of the applicable bag
				limits.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-17 - HARD CLAMS › Section 68B-17.005 - Regulation of Vessels and Harvesting Gear (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 1-1-85, Formerly 46-17.05, Amended 3-15-87, 4-11-94,
					 11-27-96, Formerly 46-17.005, Repealed
					 9-1-13.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-17 - HARD CLAMS › Section 68B-17.006 - Allowed and Prohibited Gear and Methods of Harvest

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Allowed Gear and Method of Harvest - A
				person may harvest or attempt to harvest a hard clam from Florida Waters only
				by or with the use of feet, hands, rakes that meet the specifications in Rule
				68B-17.0061, F.A.C., or tongs
				that meet the specifications in Rule
				68B-17.0061, F.A.C.
(2) Prohibited Gear and Method of Harvest -
(a) A person may not harvest or attempt to
				harvest a hard clam from Florida Waters with gear or methods that are not
				expressly permitted in subsection (1).
(b) A person may not harvest hard calms with
				a rake, dredge, or other mechanical device that is pulled under power, unless
				they are harvesting hard clams pursuant to a valid Special Activity License
				issued by the Commission according to the provisions of Section
				379.2525(2)(a),
				F.S.
(c) A person may not use a
				rake, dredge, or other mechanical device to harvest hard clams in a grass
				bed.
(d) A person may not use wire
				or net in the basket of an implement that is used to harvest hard clams
				manually.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-17 - HARD CLAMS › Section 68B-17.0061 - Specifications and Requirements for Allowed gear and Methods of Harvest; Required Equipment; Time of Day when Harvest and Transport is Prohibited

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Specifications and Requirements for
				Allowed Gear -
(a) Specifications for Rakes -
				A person may not harvest a hard clam with a rake that has less than 7/8 inch of
				clear space between the teeth on the horizontal harvesting surface of the rake.
				A person may not harvest a hard clam with a rake that has less than 7/8 inch
				clear space between the bars or dividers of any basket attached to the
				rake.
(b) Specifications for Tongs
				- A person may not harvest a hard clam with tongs that have less than 7/8 inch
				clear space between the teeth on the horizontal harvesting surface of the
				tongs. A person may not harvest a hard clam with tongs that have less than 7/8
				inch clear space between the bars or dividers of any basket attached to the
				tongs.
(c) A person may not use a
				rake, dredge or other mechanical device manually to harvest hard clams if the
				engine of any vessel used in connection with the harvest of the hard clams is
				running. A person using a rake, dredge or other mechanical device manually to
				harvest hard clams shall turn off the engine of any vessel used in connection
				with the harvest of the hard clams prior to using any of the gear and may not
				restart the engine while the gear is in use.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-17 - HARD CLAMS › Section 68B-17.007 - Recreational Bag Limit (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 4-11-94, Formerly 46-17.007, Repealed
					 9-1-13.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-17 - HARD CLAMS › Section 68B-17.009 - License Requirements for Commercial Harvest

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Shellfish endorsement -
(1) Beginning July 1, 2015, except as
				provided in subsection (3), or for harvest from aquaculture leases pursuant to
				an aquaculture certificate issued by the Florida Department of Agriculture and
				Consumer Services, a commercial harvester may not harvest or possess hard clams
				for commercial purposes in or on Florida Waters or sell hard clams unless the
				commercial harvester is harvesting pursuant to a valid saltwater products
				license with a shellfish endorsement.
(2) A shellfish endorsement shall be issued
				only to a person with a valid saltwater products license who provides proof of
				completion, within the last 12 months, of a Florida Department of Agriculture
				and Consumer Services developed or approved training course in shellfish
				harvest and post-harvest practices.
(3) A commercial harvester who is harvesting
				pursuant to a valid saltwater products license and a valid Apalachicola Bay
				oyster harvesting license is exempt from the requirement to possess a shellfish
				endorsement.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 11-26-14.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-18 - BAY SCALLOPS › Section 68B-18.001 - Intent to Annually Review Bay Scallop Fishery Health; Modification of Open and Closed Areas by Rulemaking

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) It is
				the intent of the Commission to annually review and evaluate the status and
				health of the bay scallop fishery.
(2) Should it become necessary to close any
				area presently open to bay scalloping, or should the bay scallop resource
				recover sufficiently to allow the opening of an area presently closed to bay
				scalloping, the Commission shall initiate rulemaking to amend Rule
				68B-18.008,
				F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 9-1-13.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-18 - BAY SCALLOPS › Section 68B-18.002 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
As used in Chapter 68B-18, F.A.C.:
(1) "Bay scallop" means a scallop of the
				species
Argopecten irradians
, or any part of the meat or
				viscera thereof.
(2) "Fenholloway -
				Suwannee River Zone" means all Florida Waters along the Gulf of Mexico east of
				a line running through Rock Island near the mouth of the Fenholloway River in
				Taylor County (83°49.760' West Longitude) and north of Suwannee River
				Alligator Pass Daybeacon 4 near the mouth of the Suwannee River in Levy County
				(29°15.350' North Latitude).
(3) "Gulf County Zone" means all Florida
				Waters east of a line extending due south from the west bank at the mouth of
				Mexico Beach Canal in Bay County (85025.84' West
				Longitude), including all waters of St. Joseph Bay, and west of a line
				extending due north and due south from the westernmost point of St. Vincent
				Island in Franklin County (85013.43' West
				Longitude).
(4) "Pasco Zone" means
				all Florida Waters south of the Pasco-Hernando county line (28°26.016'
				North Latitude) and north of a line extending due east and due west from the
				Anclote Key Lighthouse (28°10.020' North Latitude), which is approximately
				0.37 miles south of the Pasco-Pinellas county line, and all waters of the
				Anclote River and its tributaries.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 6-13-85, Amended 6-15-94, 3-1-95, Formerly 46-18.002,
					 Amended 9-1-13, 1-1-20, 1-1-21.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-18 - BAY SCALLOPS › Section 68B-18.003 - Statewide Open and Closed Seasons and Areas for Harvesting Bay Scallops (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 6-13-85, Amended 6-15-94, 3-1-95, 7-15-96, 7-1-97,
					 Formerly 46-18.003, Amended 6-2-02, 8-30-12, Repealed
					 9-1-13.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-18 - BAY SCALLOPS › Section 68B-18.004 - Recreational Bag and Vessel Limits; Commercial Harvest Prohibited

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Recreational Limits -
(a) Bag Limits -
1. Except as provided in subparagraph (a)2.,
				a person may not harvest or land per day from Florida Waters or possess in or
				on Florida Waters more than 2 gallons of whole bay scallops in the shell, or
				more than 1 pint of bay scallop meat.
2. During the period beginning June 15 and
				continuing through June 30 each year, a person may not harvest or land per day
				from the Fenholloway - Suwannee River Zone or possess in or on the Fenholloway
				- Suwannee River Zone more than 1 gallon of whole bay scallops in the shell, or
				more than 1 cup of bay scallop meat.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-18 - BAY SCALLOPS › Section 68B-18.005 - Seasons

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (a)
				through (c), the harvest of bay scallops begins on July 1 and continues through
				September 24 each year.
(a) Within the Gulf
				County Zone, the harvest of bay scallops shall be limited to an open season
				that begins on August 16 and continues through September 24 each
				year.
(b) Within the Fenholloway -
				Suwannee River Zone, the harvest of bay scallops shall be limited to an open
				season that begins on June 15 and continues through Labor Day each
				year.
(c) Within the Pasco Zone,
				the harvest of bay scallops shall be limited to an open season that begins on
				July 10 and continues through August 18 each year.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-18 - BAY SCALLOPS › Section 68B-18.0055 - Prohibition of Sale and Commercial Harvest (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 3-1-95, Amended 7-15-96, Formerly 46-18.0055, Repealed
					 9-1-13.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-18 - BAY SCALLOPS › Section 68B-18.006 - Allowed and Prohibited Gear and Methods of Harvest; Prohibited Simultaneous Possession of Bay Scallop and Certain Types of Gear

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Allowed Gear and Method of Harvest - A
				person may harvest or attempt to harvest a bay scallop from Florida Waters only
				by hand, or by using a landing or dip net.
(2) Prohibited Gear and Method of Harvest - A
				person may not harvest or attempt to harvest a bay scallop from Florida Waters
				with gear or methods that are not expressly permitted in subsection
				(1).
(3) A person may not possess a
				bay scallop aboard a vessel with a trawl, drag, dredge, or net (other than a
				landing or dip net) on board.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 9-1-13.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-18 - BAY SCALLOPS › Section 68B-18.007 - Purchase and Sale of Bay Scallop Prohibited; Exception

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Purchase and Sale of Bay Scallop
				Prohibited - A person may not purchase or sell a bay scallop.
(2) Exception -
(a) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person
				who is purchasing, selling, or in possession of a bay scallop if the bay
				scallop was legally harvested outside of Florida waters and the bay scallop
				entered the State of Florida in interstate commerce.
(b) A person in possession of bay scallops
				for sale has the burden of establishing the chain of possession of the bay
				scallops beginning with the initial transaction after harvest by producing the
				appropriate receipts, bills of sale, and bills of lading. A person in
				possession of bay scallops for sale has the burden of showing that the bay
				scallops originated from a point outside Florida Waters and entered the state
				in interstate commerce. A person in possession of bay scallops for sale shall
				maintain and promptly produce (at the request of any duly authorized law
				enforcement officer) the documentation necessary to meet the burdens
				established in this paragraph.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-18 - BAY SCALLOPS › Section 68B-18.008 - Open and Closed Areas; Transit of Bay Scallops from Open Through Closed Areas

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Open area - The
				area open to the harvest of bay scallops includes all Florida Waters along the
				Gulf of Mexico east and southeast of a line extending due south from the west
				bank at the mouth of Mexico Beach Canal in Bay County (85°25.84' West
				Longitude) and north of a line extending due east and due west from the Anclote
				Key Lighthouse (28°10.020' North Latitude), which is approximately 0.37
				miles south of the Pasco-Pinellas county line, and all waters of the Anclote
				River and its tributaries.
(2)
				Closed areas - All Florida Waters except those included in subsection (1) are
				closed to the harvest of bay scallops.
(a) A
				person may not harvest a bay scallop from Florida Waters that are closed to the
				harvest of bay scallops.
(b) Except
				as provided in subsection (3), a person may not possess a bay scallop in or on
				Florida Waters that are closed to harvest or land a bay scallop in an area that
				is closed to harvest.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-19 - COBIA › Section 68B-19.001 - Designation as a Restricted Species

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Cobia are hereby designated as a restricted species pursuant
				  to Section 379.101(32),
				  F.S.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 6-13-85, Amended 1-1-90, Formerly 46-19.001, Amended
					 3-22-01, 9-1-13.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-19 - COBIA › Section 68B-19.002 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
"Cobia, " also known as ling, means a fish of the species
Rachycentron canadum
, or any part thereof.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 6-13-85, Amended 1-1-90, 8-31-98, Formerly 46-19.002,
					 Amended 3-22-01, 9-1-13, 2-11-18,
					 7-1-22.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-19 - COBIA › Section 68B-19.003 - Size Limit; Landed in Whole Condition Requirement

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Size Limit - A person may not harvest or
				land from Florida Waters, or possess in or on Florida Waters, a cobia that is
				less than 36 inches in fork length.
(2) Landed in Whole Condition Requirement - A
				person harvesting cobia shall land each cobia in whole condition. A person may
				not possess in or on Florida Waters a cobia that has been beheaded, sliced,
				divided, filleted, ground, skinned, scaled, or deboned. This provision will not
				be construed to prohibit the evisceration (gutting) of a cobia or removal of
				gills from a cobia.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 9-1-13, Amended
					 7-1-22.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-19 - COBIA › Section 68B-19.004 - Bag and Vessel Limits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Recreational Limits -
(a) Bag Limit - A
				recreational harvester may not harvest or land from Florida Waters, or possess
				in or on Florida Waters, more than 1 cobia per day.
(b) Vessel Limit - The recreational
				harvesters aboard a vessel in or on Florida Waters may not collectively possess
				or land more than 2 cobia, regardless of the number of persons onboard. This
				provision will not be construed to authorize harvest or possession of cobia in
				excess of the applicable bag limits.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-20 - SPEARING: BOW HUNTING, GIGGING, AND SPEARFISHING › Section 68B-20.002 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) "Bow Hunting" means the catching or
				taking of a fish through the instrumentality of a bow and arrow or a crossbow
				and arrow, or quarrel.
(2) "Bow"
				means a device consisting of a flexible material having string connecting its
				two ends for the purpose of discharging arrows, which propels the arrows only
				by the energy stored by the drawing of the device.
(3) "Crossbow" means a device consisting of a
				bow affixed to a stock for discharging quarrels or arrows and which utilizes a
				hand-held locking mechanism to maintain the device in a drawn or
				ready-to-discharge condition.
(4)
				"Gigging" means the catching or taking of a fish through the instrumentality of
				a single or multi-pronged gig or spear, barbed or barbless, deployed at or
				above the surface of the water.
(5)
				"Spearfishing" means the catching or taking of a fish through the
				instrumentality of a hand or mechanically propelled, single or multi-pronged
				spear or lance, barbed or barbless, operated by a person swimming at or below
				the surface of the water.
(6)
				"Spearing" means the catching or taking of a fish by bow hunting, gigging,
				spearfishing, or by any device used to capture a fish by piercing its body.
				Spearing does not include the catching or taking of a fish by a hook with hook
				and line gear or by snagging (snatch hooking).
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 6-17-85, Amended 1-1-98, Formerly
					 46-20.002.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-20 - SPEARING: BOW HUNTING, GIGGING, AND SPEARFISHING › Section 68B-20.003 - Spearing, Statewide Regulation; Prohibition Against Powerheads, Bangsticks, and Rebreathers; Repeal of Certain Special Acts

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Spearing is lawful in all salt waters and
				salt tributaries located in the State of Florida except:
(a) As provided in Section
				379.2425, F.S. Notwithstanding
				the prohibition contained in that section, spearfishing is allowed in state
				waters off Collier County except as prohibited in this chapter and elsewhere in
				Division 68B, F.A.C.; and,
(b) As
				prohibited in this chapter, and elsewhere in Division 68B,
				F.A.C.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-20 - SPEARING: BOW HUNTING, GIGGING, AND SPEARFISHING › Section 68B-20.004 - Exception to Statewide Spearing Prohibitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
				in Rule 68B-20.003, F.A.C., or Section
				379.2425, F.S., upon request and
				with reasonable assurance that the activity will not harm the environment nor
				be a danger to public health or safety, the Executive Director, or his
				designee, shall issue permits authorizing the harvest of non-native marine
				species by spearfishing from areas where the activity is otherwise prohibited.
				The permit shall be for the limited purpose of facilitating the removal of
				non-native species from Florida Waters.
(2) Permits shall only be issued to the
				director of an organized tournament or event. For the purposes of this rule, an
				"organized tournament or event" means a fishing competition or other event that
				involves ten or more registered participants.
(3) The permit shall only be issued for an
				organized tournament or event that does not unduly impact resources, interfere
				with other users, or impose significant risks to public health and
				safety.
(4) Permits shall be valid
				for a period of no longer than one week and only for harvest from the areas
				specified in the permit.
(5) The
				Commission shall impose upon any permit such reasonable conditions as are
				necessary to assure that the event or activity authorized will limit liability
				to the agency and protect fish, wildlife, and natural and cultural
				resources.
(6) All individuals
				participating in an organized tournament or event for which a permit to take
				lionfish has been issued shall have a copy of the permit in his or her
				possession at all times when conducting activities authorized by the
				permit.
(7) Violations of this rule
				or of the terms of the permit may result in the revocation of the permit and
				the denial of future permit applications pursuant to Rule
				68-1.010, F.A.C.
(8) The authority granted under this section
				shall not exempt any person from purchasing a saltwater fishing license as
				required by Section 379.354, F.S.
(9) The permit shall not authorize any
				activities within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, within the
				boundaries of a federal park or other waters managed by the United States
				Department of the Interior, or within any state park or any other waters
				managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection unless it is
				accompanied by any and all permits that may be required by the National Oceanic
				and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of the Interior, or the Florida
				Department of Environmental Protection for such activities or
				events.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 8-1-14.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-20 - SPEARING: BOW HUNTING, GIGGING, AND SPEARFISHING › Section 68B-20.005 - Prohibited Harvest of Certain Species

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The spearing of the following species and species groups is
				  prohibited:
(1) Billfish (species of
				the genus
Xiphias, Istiophorus, Makaira,
and
Tetrapturus).
(2)
				Sturgeon (
Acipenser oxyrhynchus
).
(3) Tarpon (
Megalops
				atlanticus
).
(4) Bonefish
				(
Albula vulpes
).
(5) Jewfish (
Epinephelus
				itajara
).
(6) Nassau
				grouper (
Epinephelus striatus
).
(7) Permit (
Trachinotus
				falcatus
).
(8) Pompano
				(
Trachinotus carolinus
).
(9) African pompano (
Alectis
				ciliaris
).
(10) Sharks as
				defined in Rule 68B-44.002, F.A. C.
(11) Spotted eagle ray (
Aetobatus
				narinari
).
(12) Manta ray
				(species of the genus
Manta
and
Mobula
).
(13)
				Snook (species of the genus
Centropomus
).
(14) Red drum (
Sciaenops
				ocellatus
).
(15) Spotted
				seatrout (
Cynoscion nebulosus
).
(16) Weakfish (
Cynoscion
				regalis
).
(17) Tripletail
				(
Lobotes surinamensis
).
(18) Surgeonfish (family
Acanthuridae
).
(19) Trumpetfish (family
Aulostomidae
).
(20) Angelfish and butterflyfish (family
Chaetodontidae
).
(21) Porcupinefish (family
Diodontidae
).
(22)
				Cornetfish (family
Fistulariidae
).
(23) Squirrelfish (family
Holocentridae
).
(24) Trunkfish (family
Ostraciidae
).
(25)
				Damselfish (family
Pomacentridae
).
(26) Parrotfish (family
Scaridae
).
(27)
				Pipefish and Seahorse (family
Sygnathidae
).
(28) Puffers (family
Tetraodontidae
).
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 1-1-98, Formerly
					 46-20.005.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-21 - SNOOK › Section 68B-21.001 - Designation as a Protected Species

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Designation as a Protected Species - The snook, species
Centropomus
				undecimalis
, is hereby declared and designated a protected
				species.
(2) The snook, species
Centropomus undecimalis
has been designated as a protected
				species to increase public awareness of the need for extensive conservation
				action in order to prevent this resource from becoming endangered; and to
				encourage voluntary conservation practices, including catch-and-release
				practices for all snook caught unless they are needed for
				food.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 9-1-13.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-21 - SNOOK › Section 68B-21.0015 - Definitions (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 7-9-87, Amended 1-1-98, Formerly 46-21.0015, Amended
					 1-1-02, 5-13-02, 7-1-06, 7-12-07, 9-3-09, Repealed
					 9-1-13.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-21 - SNOOK › Section 68B-21.003 - Regional Size Limits; Landed in Whole Condition Requirement

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Minimum and Maximum Size Limits - A
				person may not harvest or land from within or without Florida Waters of the
				following regions, or possess within or without Florida Waters of the following
				regions, a snook that does not meet the specified size limits established in
				this subsection for each region:
(a) Panhandle
				Region - No less than 28 inches or greater than 33 inches in total
				length
(b) Big Bend Region - No
				less than 28 inches or greater than 33 inches in total length
(c) Tampa Bay Region - No less than 28 inches
				or greater than 33 inches in total length.
(d) Sarasota Bay Region - No less than 28
				inches or greater than 33 inches in total length.
(e) Charlotte Harbor Region - No less than 28
				inches or greater than 33 inches in total length.
(f) Southwest Region - No less than 28 inches
				or greater than 33 inches in total length.
(g) Southeast Region - No less than 28 inches
				or greater than 32 inches in total length.
(h) Indian River Lagoon Region - No less than
				28 inches or greater than 32 inches in total length.
(i) Northeast Region - No less than 28 inches
				or greater than 32 inches in total length.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-21 - SNOOK › Section 68B-21.004 - Regional Recreational Bag Limits; Bag Limit for Captain and Crew; Prohibited Commercial Harvest; Region for Landing and Possession

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Regional Recreational Bag Limits - A
				person may not harvest or land per day from within or without Florida Waters of
				the following regions, or possess within or without Florida Waters of the
				following regions, more snook than the specified bag limit established in this
				subsection for each region:
(a) Panhandle
				Region - One (1) snook per day.
(b)
				Big Bend Region - One (1) snook per day.
(c) Tampa Bay Region - One (1) snook per
				day.
(d) Sarasota Bay Region - One
				(1) snook per day.
(e) Charlotte
				Harbor Region - One (1) snook per day.
(f) Southwest Region - One (1) snook per
				day.
(g) Southeast Region - One (1)
				snook per day.
(h) Indian River
				Lagoon Region - One (1) snook per day.
(i) Northeast Region - One (1) snook per
				day.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-21 - SNOOK › Section 68B-21.005 - Seasons

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Regional Closed Seasons - During the closed seasons for snook
				  established in this rule for the following regions, a person may not harvest or
				  land a snook from within or without Florida Waters of the specified region, or
				  possess a snook in the specified region regardless of whether the snook was
				  harvested within or without Florida Waters:
(1) Panhandle Region - Snook season in the
				Panhandle Region is closed:
(a) Beginning on
				May 1 and continuing through August 31 each year; and,
(b) Beginning on December 1 each year and
				continuing through the last day of February of the following
				year.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-21 - SNOOK › Section 68B-21.006 - Allowed and Prohibited Gear and Methods of Harvest; Prohibited Simultaneous Procession of Snook and Certain Types of Gear; Incidental Capture of Snook

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Allowed Gear and Method of Harvest -
				Within or without Florida Waters, a person may harvest or attempt to harvest a
				snook only by or with the use of hook and line gear.
(2) Prohibited Gear and Method of Harvest -
				The following restrictions apply within or without Florida Waters.
(a) A person may not harvest or attempt to
				harvest a snook with gear or methods that are not expressly permitted in
				subsection (1).
(b) A person may
				not use a gang hook or a multiple hook to harvest or attempt to harvest a
				snook.
(c) A person may not harvest
				or attempt to harvest a snook by spearing the snook or using any device
				designed or intended to impale or hook the snook by any part of its body other
				than its mouth. A person may not use a snatch hook to harvest or attempt to
				harvest a snook. A person may not use the method commonly referred to as snook
				snatching to harvest or attempt to harvest a snook.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-21 - SNOOK › Section 68B-21.007 - Purchase and Sale of Snook Prohibited; Prohibited Possession by Seafood Dealers and Restaurants

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A person may
				not purchase or sell a snook, regardless of whether the snook was harvested
				within or without Florida Waters.
(2)
(a)
				Except as provided in paragraph (2)(b), a seafood dealer may not possess or
				store a snook, or allow a person to possess, store, purchase, or sell a snook
				in, on, or about the premises or vehicles where the business of seafood dealer
				is carried on, which snook was harvested within or without Florida
				Waters.
(b) A person may keep a
				snook on the premises of a restaurant if:
1.
				It is for the sole purpose of preparing the snook for consumption by the
				recreational harvester who harvested the snook,
2. The snook was legally harvested by a
				recreational harvester; and,
3. The
				snook is clearly labeled with a tag that has the recreational harvester's name
				and address clearly written on it.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-21 - SNOOK › Section 68B-21.008 - Snook Culture and Sale for Use in Private Ponds or Aquariums (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.
New 5-13-02, Repealed
					 7-1-04.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-22 - RED DRUM (REDFISH) › Section 68B-22.001 - Purpose and Intent; Repeal of Certain Laws; Designation as Protected Species

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The purpose
				and intent of this chapter is to protect, manage, conserve and replenish
				Florida's red drum (redfish) resource.
(2) Accordingly, it is the intent of this
				chapter to repeal and replace those portions of Section
				370.11 (2)(a)4., F.S. (1985),
				dealing with redfish. This chapter is not intended, and shall not be construed,
				to repeal any other portion of Section 370.11(2)(a)4., F.S. (1985); any other
				subdivision of Section 370.11, F.S. (1985); or any other general or local law
				directly or indirectly relating to or providing protection for the redfish
				resource.
(3) Redfish are hereby
				declared and designated a protected species. The purposes of this designation
				are to increase public awareness of the need for extensive conservation action
				in order to prevent this resource from becoming endangered and to encourage
				voluntary conservation practices, including catch-and-release practices for all
				redfish caught unless they are needed for food.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const., Chapter
					 83-134, Laws of Fla., as amended by Chapter 84-121, Laws of Fla. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const., Chapter 83-134, Laws of Fla., as
					 amended by Chapter 84-121, Laws of
					 Fla.
New 9-12-85, Amended 1-1-89, 6-3-91, Formerly 46-22.001,
					 Amended 9-1-22.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-22 - RED DRUM (REDFISH) › Section 68B-22.003 - Size Limits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
No person shall harvest in or from the waters of the State of
				  Florida at any time, or unnecessarily destroy, any redfish of total length less
				  than 18 inches, nor greater than 27 inches.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 9-12-85, Amended 2-12-87, 1-1-89, Formerly
					 46-22.003.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-22 - RED DRUM (REDFISH) › Section 68B-22.005 - Regional Recreational Bag, Vessel, and Possession Limits; Bag Limit for Captain and Crew on For-hire Trips;Sale Prohibited

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Recreational Bag Limits - Except as
				provided in Rule 68B-22.007, F.A.C., a
				recreational harvester may not harvest or land per day or possess more redfish
				than the specified bag limit established in this subsection within the
				following regions while in or on Florida Waters, or on any dock, pier, bridge,
				beach, boat ramp, or other fishing site adjacent to such waters, and any
				parking location adjacent to said fishing sites:
(a) Panhandle Region - One (1)
				redfish.
(b) Big Bend Region - One
				(1) redfish.
(c) Tampa Bay Region -
				One (1) redfish.
(d) Sarasota Bay
				Region - One (1) redfish.
(e)
				Charlotte Harbor Region - One (1) redfish.
(f) Southwest Region - One (1)
				redfish.
(g) Southeast Region - One
				(1) redfish.
(h) Indian River
				Lagoon Region - A person may not harvest, land, or possess a redfish within the
				Indian River Lagoon Region.
(i)
				Northeast Region - One (1) redfish.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-22 - RED DRUM (REDFISH) › Section 68B-22.006 - Other Prohibitions; Applicability

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The harvest of any redfish in or from
				state waters by or with the use of any multiple hook in conjunction with live
				or dead natural bait is prohibited. Spearing or snagging (snatch hooking) of
				redfish in or from state waters is prohibited.
(2) It is unlawful for any person to possess,
				transport, buy, sell, exchange or attempt to buy, sell or exchange any redfish
				harvested in violation of this chapter.
(3) No operator of a vessel in or on state
				waters shall allow the possession aboard the vessel of any redfish not in
				compliance with established bag limits, size limits, seasons or any prohibited
				gear as specified in this chapter or in Chapter 68B-4, F.A.C.
(4) All redfish harvested from Florida waters
				shall be landed in a whole condition. The possession, while in or on state
				waters, on any public or private fishing pier, or on a bridge or catwalk
				attached to a bridge from which fishing is allowed, or on any jetty, of any
				redfish that has been deheaded, sliced, divided, filleted, ground, skinned,
				scaled or deboned is prohibited. Mere evisceration or "gutting" of redfish, or
				mere removal of gills from redfish, before landing is not prohibited.
				Preparation of redfish for immediate consumption on board the vessel from which
				the fish were caught is not prohibited.
(5) Provisions of this rule chapter shall not
				apply to redfish artificially spawned and raised in commercial aquaculture
				facilities. Failure to maintain appropriate receipt(s), bill(s), bill(s) of
				sale, or bill(s) of lading, that such redfish were artificially spawned and
				raised in commercial aquaculture facilities, shall constitute a violation of
				this rule.
(6) The simultaneous
				possession aboard a vessel of any gill net or entangling net together with any
				redfish is prohibited.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 2-12-87, Amended 6-3-91, 1-1-96, 1-1-98, Formerly
					 46-22.006.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-22 - RED DRUM (REDFISH) › Section 68B-22.007 - Catch-Hold-and-Release Tournament Exemption

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Except
				as provided in this rule, the practice of catching, holding, and releasing
				redfish is prohibited. The Executive Director of the FWC, or his designee,
				shall issue a tournament exemption permit to the director of a
				catch-and-release fishing tournament to allow redfish to be caught, held, and
				released during the tournament, and to allow the tournament to exceed redfish
				bag and possession limits pursuant to Rule
				68B-22.005, F.A.C., after
				redfish have been weighed-in, provided that each of the following conditions is
				met:
(a) Tournament anglers and tournament
				staff agree to attempt to release alive all redfish that are caught, including
				those fish that are weighed-in.
(b)
				Each two person team of tournament anglers possesses no more than two live
				redfish in the boat's live well or recirculating tank at any one
				time.
(c) All boats used in the
				tournament contain recirculating or aerated live wells that are at least 2.4
				cubic feet or 18 gallons in capacity.
(d) Dead redfish possessed by a two person
				team of tournament anglers are not discarded. A dead redfish is considered
				harvested and will count as the daily bag limit for the team of tournament
				anglers who harvested that fish.
(e) Redfish are maintained in an aerated
				recovery holding tank prior to release. Recovery holding tank requirements may
				be specified in the tournament exemption permit at the FWC's discretion in
				order to increase survival of released redfish.
(f) The tournament provides the FWC with a
				description of the aerated recovery holding tank(s) used to maintain redfish
				alive after weigh-in.
(g) The
				tournament provides the FWC with a description of the location where tournament
				caught redfish will be released after they are weighed in. In order to increase
				survival of released redfish, release locations may be specified in the
				tournament exemption permit at the FWC's discretion.
(h) The tournament permit holder shall submit
				a post-tournament report to the FWC indicating the number of fish weighed-in
				each day of the tournament, the number of fish weighed-in dead each day, and
				the number of fish that died after being weighed-in, but prior to release each
				day. The FWC may specify additional tournament reporting requirements as a
				condition of the tournament exemption permit.
(i) The tournament agrees to allow FWC staff
				the opportunity to collect research data and conduct research and onboard
				monitoring during the tournament, as needed.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-23 - SPANISH MACKEREL › Section 68B-23.001 - Designation as Restricted Species

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Spanish mackerel are hereby designated as a restricted
				  species pursuant to section
				  379.101(32),
				  F.S.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 11-28-85, Amended 10-30-86, 12-10-87, 10-1-88,
					 10-19-89, 9-30-96, Formerly 46-23.001, Amended
					 9-5-19.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-23 - SPANISH MACKEREL › Section 68B-23.002 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) "East Coast Region" means Florida Waters
				along the east coast north of the Miami-Dade/-Monroe county line at Card
				Sound.
(2) "Spanish mackerel" means
				any fish of the species
Scomberomorus maculatus
, or any part
				thereof.
(3) "West Coast Region"
				means all Florida Waters except those included in the East Coast
				Region.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 11-28-85, Amended 10-30-86, 10-1-88, 10-1-90, 11-29-93,
					 9-30-96, 1-1-98, Formerly 46-23.002, Amended
					 9-5-19.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-23 - SPANISH MACKEREL › Section 68B-23.003 - Size Limit; Landed in Whole Condition Requirement

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Size Limit - A person may not harvest or
				land from Florida Waters, or possess in or on Florida Waters, a Spanish
				mackerel that is less than 12 inches in fork length.
(2) Landed in Whole Condition Requirement - A
				person harvesting Spanish mackerel shall land each Spanish mackerel in whole
				condition. A person may not possess in or on Florida Waters, on any public or
				private fishing pier, on a bridge or catwalk attached to a bridge from which
				fishing is allowed, or on any jetty, a Spanish mackerel that has been beheaded,
				sliced, divided, filleted, ground, skinned, scaled, or deboned. This provision
				will not be construed to prohibit the evisceration (gutting) of a Spanish
				mackerel or removal of gills from a Spanish mackerel.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 11-28-85, Amended 10-30-86, 12-10-87, 10-1-88, 2-16-93,
					 11-29-93, 9-30-96, 1-1-98, Formerly 46-23.003, Amended
					 9-5-19.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-23 - SPANISH MACKEREL › Section 68B-23.0035 - Size Limit (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 6-1-99, Formerly 46-23.0035, Repealed
					 9-5-19.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-23 - SPANISH MACKEREL › Section 68B-23.004 - Bag and Vessel Limits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Recreational Bag Limit -
(a) A recreational
				harvester may not harvest from Florida Waters more than 15 Spanish mackerel per
				day. Except as provided in paragraph (d), a recreational harvester may not
				possess in or on Florida Waters, on any dock, pier, bridge, beach, or other
				fishing site adjacent to such waters, more than 15 Spanish mackerel.
(b) The captain or crew of a vessel for hire
				may each temporarily possess more than the applicable possession limit for
				Spanish mackerel, once the vessel is docked, for the limited purposes of
				transporting, cleaning, or storing fish for customers, so long as the fish are
				segregated in bags or other containers by the customer and the customer has
				given written authorization to the captain to temporarily possess the fish for
				such limited purposes. The authorization shall remain attached to the bag or
				container containing the fish until they are returned to the
				customer.
(c) Spanish mackerel
				recreationally harvested may not be transfered between vessels within Florida
				Waters.
(d) Exception.
1. Consistent with Federal Standards, any
				person harvesting Spanish mackerel in the East Coast Region pursuant to the bag
				limits of this rule, who has fished aboard a vessel for hire on a trip that
				spans more than 24 hours may possess no more than two daily bag limits,
				provided that the vessel has two licensed operators aboard, and each passenger
				is issued and has in possession a receipt issued on behalf of the vessel that
				verifies the length of the trip (consistent with requirements established in 50
				C.F.R.§622.382(a)(2)(i) as of March 26, 2021).
2. Consistent with Federal Standards, any
				person harvesting Spanish mackerel in the West Coast Region pursuant to the bag
				limits of this rule, who has fished aboard a vessel for hire on a trip that
				spans more than 30 hours may possess, at any time during the trip, no more than
				two daily bag limits, provided that the vessel has two licensed operators
				aboard, and each passenger is issued and has in possession a receipt issued on
				behalf of the vessel that verifies the date and time of departure and length of
				the trip (consistent with requirements established in 50
				C.F.R.§622.382(a)(2)(ii) as of March 26,
				2021).