2015 Season Fish You Can Keep!
Species
RED SNAPPER
16” TL
Gag GROUPER
SCAMP
Red GROUPER
Black SNAPPER
Charter
Boats
Head
Boats
2 (June 1)
2 (June 1)
2 (July)
2 (July)
4
4
10
10
20
20
5 fish aggregateexcluded from the 20 reef fish aggregate
5
5
1
1
FEDERAL WATER Regulations
22” TL
16” TL
20” TL
12” TL
(also known as Mangrove snapper)
Vermillion SNAPPER
10” TL
Lane SNAPPER
8” TL
Red Porgy (White SNAPPER )
Gray TRIGGER FISH 14” FL
Banded Rudderfish –[Rudder Jack]
slot limit-14”-22” FL
OPEN 6/1/15 thru TBA
2 Red Snapper per person
OPEN 7/1/15 thru 12/2/15
2 Per Fisher included in Grouper Aggregate (total 4 Grouper)
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)
10 per person in Snapper aggregate.
Exceptions are Red, Vermillion, and Lane snapper.
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
Greater AMBERJACK
34” FL
CLOSED 6/1/15-7/31/15
Cobia
33” FL
2 per person / 6 per boat
2 per person including for-hire captain & crew.
2
2
2
2
No size limit / no bag limit
10 per person
10
10
10
10
10
10
2
2
15
5
15
5
0
0
15
15
King Mackerel
24” FL
Bonita
Blue Fish
12” TL
Dolphin (fish—not a porpoise)
Wahoo
Spanish Mackerel
12” FL
Speckled Trout(Mostly in the bay) ar
Red Drum / Redfish (slot) 18-27”
Sheepshead
12” TL
1 Per Fisher
10 per person / 60 per boat
(Florida waters) 2 per person per day on the East Coast
Rare in our area but you can keep what you catch
15 per person
5 per person, 1 over 20”, others 15”-20”
Harvest Prohibited in Federal Waters
2 per fisher in State Waters
15 per person per day
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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