It is unlawful to possess in Alabama any
species of saltwater fish or seafood product
taken in Federal waters or the waters of
another state unlawfully in violation of any
applicable Federal or other state creel,
possession, or size limit.
It is unlawful to sell speckled trout, red drum,
striped bass (caught under the MRD jurisdiction)
and tarpon caught in state waters. No allowance
for undersize fish.
All commercial fishing operations, as well as
recreational netting operations, and all gear used
in any of such operations, in state jurisdictional
waters south of Interstate 10 eastbound lane
[except that portion of Interstate 10 which lies
north of State Highway 90 (Battleship Parkway)
in which case the line follows the Parkway] shall
be subject to those laws, rules, and regulations
of the ADCNR/MRD.
No hook and line device may contain more than
five (5) hooks when used in Alabama waters
under the jurisdiction of the MRD except from
January 1 through April 30, when trotlines may
be used to take legal species other than saltwater
game fish east of Mobile Ship Channel and
north of the line from MS#78 to Blakely R. Ch.
#2 and due east to the shoreline. These trotlines
cannot exceed 300’ and 50 hooks.
Commercial fishermen landing Gulf Reef Fish
shall have, in their possession, an Alabama
Commercial Fishing License and must adhere to
all provisions for landing, offloading,
transporting and reporting of Gulf Reef Fish
under 50 CFR Part 622
Any vessel or individual that is required to have
a federal permit to harvest or retain a marine
aquatic species must possess such permit to land
that species in Alabama.
All species shall be maintained with heads and
fins intact through landing. Sharks, swordfish
and tunas may be landed in the form permitted
by federal fisheries regulations.
Closed Season and Creel/Possession Limit on
King Mackerel and Reef Fish for Commercial
Purposes
During such period of time that the Federal
waters (adjoining Alabama waters) are closed to
the commercial harvest of king mackerel or reef
fish, it shall be unlawful to take, harvest, or
possess, for commercial purposes, king mackerel
or reef fish from the waters of the state of
Alabama.
Season on Sharks for Commercial Purposes
During such period of time that the Federal
waters adjacent to Alabama waters are open to
commercial harvest of a shark species as defined
by Federal law or regulation, the Alabama
waters of Mobile Bay, Bon Secour Bay,
Mississippi Sound, and the Gulf of Mexico
south of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and
west of Little Lagoon Pass (87º44’24”W
longitude) shall be open to the harvest of such
sharks for commercial purposes from 12:01 a.m.
each Monday through 11:59 p.m. each Friday
(no weekends), except for commercial
harvesting of sharks shall be prohibited from
12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. on each of the
following
holidays:
Memorial Day,
Independence Day, and Labor Day. When
Federal waters adjacent to Alabama are closed to
the commercial harvest of a shark species, it
shall be unlawful to take, harvest, or possess, or
attempt to take, harvest, or possess, for
commercial purposes, sharks of such closed
management unit from the waters of the state of
Alabama.
Any finfish possessed in Alabama and harvested
in federal or waters of another state that does not
have a size, bag or creel limit must abide by
Alabama size, bag and creel limits for that
species.
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species of saltwater fish or seafood product
taken in Federal waters or the waters of
another state unlawfully in violation of any
applicable Federal or other state creel,
possession, or size limit.
It is unlawful to sell speckled trout, red drum,
striped bass (caught under the MRD jurisdiction)
and tarpon caught in state waters. No allowance
for undersize fish.
All commercial fishing operations, as well as
recreational netting operations, and all gear used
in any of such operations, in state jurisdictional
waters south of Interstate 10 eastbound lane
[except that portion of Interstate 10 which lies
north of State Highway 90 (Battleship Parkway)
in which case the line follows the Parkway] shall
be subject to those laws, rules, and regulations
of the ADCNR/MRD.
No hook and line device may contain more than
five (5) hooks when used in Alabama waters
under the jurisdiction of the MRD except from
January 1 through April 30, when trotlines may
be used to take legal species other than saltwater
game fish east of Mobile Ship Channel and
north of the line from MS#78 to Blakely R. Ch.
#2 and due east to the shoreline. These trotlines
cannot exceed 300’ and 50 hooks.
Commercial fishermen landing Gulf Reef Fish
shall have, in their possession, an Alabama
Commercial Fishing License and must adhere to
all provisions for landing, offloading,
transporting and reporting of Gulf Reef Fish
under 50 CFR Part 622
Any vessel or individual that is required to have
a federal permit to harvest or retain a marine
aquatic species must possess such permit to land
that species in Alabama.
All species shall be maintained with heads and
fins intact through landing. Sharks, swordfish
and tunas may be landed in the form permitted
by federal fisheries regulations.
Closed Season and Creel/Possession Limit on
King Mackerel and Reef Fish for Commercial
Purposes
During such period of time that the Federal
waters (adjoining Alabama waters) are closed to
the commercial harvest of king mackerel or reef
fish, it shall be unlawful to take, harvest, or
possess, for commercial purposes, king mackerel
or reef fish from the waters of the state of
Alabama.
Season on Sharks for Commercial Purposes
During such period of time that the Federal
waters adjacent to Alabama waters are open to
commercial harvest of a shark species as defined
by Federal law or regulation, the Alabama
waters of Mobile Bay, Bon Secour Bay,
Mississippi Sound, and the Gulf of Mexico
south of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and
west of Little Lagoon Pass (87º44’24”W
longitude) shall be open to the harvest of such
sharks for commercial purposes from 12:01 a.m.
each Monday through 11:59 p.m. each Friday
(no weekends), except for commercial
harvesting of sharks shall be prohibited from
12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. on each of the
following
holidays:
Memorial Day,
Independence Day, and Labor Day. When
Federal waters adjacent to Alabama are closed to
the commercial harvest of a shark species, it
shall be unlawful to take, harvest, or possess, or
attempt to take, harvest, or possess, for
commercial purposes, sharks of such closed
management unit from the waters of the state of
Alabama.
Any finfish possessed in Alabama and harvested
in federal or waters of another state that does not
have a size, bag or creel limit must abide by
Alabama size, bag and creel limits for that
species.
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