Updated state fishing regulations

Listed by species: season/min. size/bag limit/remarks

GREATER AMBERJACK: 28" fork, one per person per day

LESSER AMBERJACK: Fork not less than 14" or more than 22"; five aggregate, including banded rudderfish

BILLFISH: Sailfish 63", blue marlin 99", white marlin 66" measuring tip of lower jaw to fork; one per person per day

BLACK DRUM: Not less than 14" or more than 24"; five per person per day, one over 24"

BLUEFISH: 12" fork; 10 per person per day

COBIA: 33" fork; one per person or six per vessel (whichever is less); cannot sell without license

DOLPHIN: 10 per person per day

FLOUNDER: 12"; 10 per person per day; may be speared

BLACK AND GAG GROUPER: 24"(Atlantic Ocean and Monroe County), 22"(Gulf, exc. Monroe); two per person per day (Atlantic and Monroe), five per person per day (Gulf), included in aggregate daily bag

RED, YELLOWFIN AND YELLOWMOUTH GROUPER: 20"; included in daily aggregate grouper bag (five per person per day)

SCAMP: 20" (Atlantic and Monroe), 16" (Gulf excluding Monroe); included in aggregate grouper bag

WARSAW, SPECKLED HIND GROUPER: one per vessel per day of each species, included in daily aggregate grouper bag

HOGFISH: 12" fork; five per person per day

KING MACKEREL: 24" fork; two per person per day; Gulf-Atlantic reduced to one with closed fed. waters

SPANISH MACKEREL: 12" fork; 15 per person per day; transfer at sea prohibited

STRIPED, BLACK AND SILVER MULLET: 2/1-8/31 - 50 per person per day aggregate of striped and silver, 100 per vessel per day; 9/1-1/31 - 50 per person or vessel

POMPANO AND PERMIT: Fork not less than 10" or more than 20"; 10 per person per day aggregate; may possess one exceeding 20" of either species; gigging, snatching and spearing prohibited

RED DRUM: Not less than 18" or more than 27"; one per person per day; no gigging, snatching or spearing.

SHEEPSHEAD: 12"; 15 per person per day measuring from most forward point to central edge of tail

MANGROVE SNAPPER: 10"; five per person per day, included in 10 per person daily aggregate snapper bag

SNOOK: Closed 12/15-1/31 statewide and June, July and August (Atlantic) and May, June, July and August (Gulf); not less than 26" or more than 34"; two per person (Atlantic), one per person (Gulf); permit required when saltwater license required; illegal to buy or sell.

SPOTTED SEA TROUT: Not less than 15" or more than 20" except one exceeding 20"; northeast and northwest region closed in February, south region closed in November and December; northeast and northwest five per person per day, south region four per day.

TARPON: Two-fish possession limit; requires $50 tag to harvest or possess

TRIPLETAIL: 15"; two per person per day; hook and line only, snatch hooks prohibited.