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Basic Commercial Fishing Regulations
SALTWATER PRODUCT LICENSE INFORMATION
VALID JULY 1 THROUGH JUNE 30
Saltwater Products Licenses (SPL) & Endorsements
Saltwater Products License Individual Resident
$50
Saltwater Products License Individual Nonresident
$200
Saltwater Products License Individual Alien
$300
Saltwater Products License Vessel Resident
$100
Saltwater Products License Vessel Nonresident
$400
Saltwater Products License Vessel Alien
$600
Saltwater Products License Crew Resident
$150
Saltwater Products License Crew Nonresident
$600
Saltwater Products License Crew Alien
$900
Credit toward SPL for Apalachicola Oyster Harvesters
Credit toward SPL for St. Johns Com. Food/Live Shrimp Producers
The Following Endorsements Require the SPL:
Sponge Endorsement
Free
Purse Seine Endorsement
$25
Restricted Species Endorsement (RS) (must qualify)
Free
The Following Endorsements Require the SPL and RS:
Blue Crab Hard-shell Endorsement (Moratorium on new endorsements)
$125
Blue Crab Soft-shell Endorsement (Moratorium on new endorsements)
$125
Blue Crab Non-Transferable Endorsement (Moratorium on new
endorsements)
$125
Blue Crab Incidental Take Endorsement
$25
Marine Life Endorsement (Moratorium on new endorsements)
$75
Spiny Lobster Endorsement (Applicants with no trap certificates)
$100
Spiny Lobster Endorsement (fee applies to applicants with one or more
trap certificates)
$125
Stone Crab Endorsement
$125
Stone Crab Incidental Catch Endorsement
$25
Pompano Endorsement (Law Enforcement review required; vessel required)
Free
Replacement Licenses
Replacement Licenses and Reprints
$10
Replacement Vessel Decals
$10
Other Miscellaneous Licenses
Closed Season Spiny Lobster Permit (Planes & Vessels o/t Common
Carrier only)
$50
Closed Season Spiny Lobster Permit (Wholesale Dealers only)
$100
Shrimp Licenses
St. Johns River Commercial Food Shrimp Production License (Credit on SPL)
$250
St. Johns River Commercial Shrimp Live Production License (Credit on
SPL) (Wholesale Dealer License required)
$250
Dead Shrimp Production Permit Resident Tampa Bay
$250
Dead Shrimp Production Permit Nonresident Tampa Bay
$1,000
Seafood Dealer Licenses
Wholesale Seafood Dealer County Resident
$400
Wholesale Seafood Dealer County Nonresident
$600
Wholesale Seafood Dealer County Alien
$1,100
Wholesale Seafood Dealer State Resident
$550
Wholesale Seafood Dealer State Nonresident
$1,100
Wholesale Seafood Dealer State Alien
$1,600
Retail Dealer License Central Location Resident
$75
Retail Dealer License Central Location Nonresident
$250
Retail Dealer License Central Location Alien
$300
Retail Dealer License Other Location Resident
$25
Retail Dealer License Other Location Nonresident
$40
Retail Dealer License Other Location Alien
$65
Noncommercial Licenses
Stone/Blue Crab Depredation Permit (Issued to Aquaculture Producers only)
Free
Special Activity Endorsement
Chemical Collecting Permit (Quinaldine) (Must hold Marine Life Endorsement)
$25
Scientific Research, Educational, Exhibitional, Pompano, Snook, Shellfish
Dredge (clams & mussels), Public Purpose, Quinaldine, Indigenous Marine
Prohibited Species, Brood stock, Experimental or Innovative Gear. (Issued
by Div. of Marine Fisheries Management)
$25
certain
licenses;
others free
Marine Trap Certificate Programs
To receive a quantity of trap tags, you must have an equal quantity of spiny lobster
or stone crab trap certificates on account with the FWC or hold an active blue
endorsement.
Spiny Lobster Certificate Transactions
Spiny Lobster Trap Certificates/Tags
$1
Spiny Lobster Trap Replacement Tags
$1
Spiny Lobster Trap Tag Replacement Handling Fee
$3 per trans
Spiny Lobster Trap Emergency Replacement Tags
Cost
Spiny Lobster Trap Certificate Transfer
$2/Cert.
Spiny Lobster Trap Certificate Surcharge (applies only to 1st-time transfer outside
family) Fee: $5 per Certificate or 25% of the actual market value, whichever is greater.
Stone Crab Certificate Transactions
Stone Crap Trap Certificates/Tags
$0.50
Stone Crab Trap Replacement Tags
$0.50
Stone Crab Trap Tag Replacement Handling
$8 per trans
Stone Crab Trap Emergency Replacement Tags
Cost
Stone Crab Trap Certificate Transfer Fee
$1/Cert
Stone Crab Trap Cert. Transfer (to crew per tag)
$0.50/Cert.
Stone Crab Trap Certificate Surcharge (applies only to 1st-time transfer outside family)
Fee: $1 per Certificate or 25% of the actual market value, whichever is greater.
Blue Crab Effort Management Program Transactions
Blue Crab Trap Tags
$0.50
Blue Crab Trap Replacement Tags
$0.50
Blue Crab Trap Replacement Handling Fee
$8 per trans
Blue Crab Trap Emergency Replacement Tags
Cost
Blue Crab Endorsement Transfer Fee
No Charge
Planning a Move?
Don’t forget to let the office of licensing and permitting know your
new mailing address! 850-487-3122
http://myfwc.com/license/saltwater/
commercial-fishing/
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Basic Commercial Fishing Regulations
SALTWATER PRODUCT LICENSE INFORMATION
VALID JULY 1 THROUGH JUNE 30
Saltwater Products Licenses (SPL) & Endorsements
Saltwater Products License Individual Resident
$50
Saltwater Products License Individual Nonresident
$200
Saltwater Products License Individual Alien
$300
Saltwater Products License Vessel Resident
$100
Saltwater Products License Vessel Nonresident
$400
Saltwater Products License Vessel Alien
$600
Saltwater Products License Crew Resident
$150
Saltwater Products License Crew Nonresident
$600
Saltwater Products License Crew Alien
$900
Credit toward SPL for Apalachicola Oyster Harvesters
Credit toward SPL for St. Johns Com. Food/Live Shrimp Producers
The Following Endorsements Require the SPL:
Sponge Endorsement
Free
Purse Seine Endorsement
$25
Restricted Species Endorsement (RS) (must qualify)
Free
The Following Endorsements Require the SPL and RS:
Blue Crab Hard-shell Endorsement (Moratorium on new endorsements)
$125
Blue Crab Soft-shell Endorsement (Moratorium on new endorsements)
$125
Blue Crab Non-Transferable Endorsement (Moratorium on new
endorsements)
$125
Blue Crab Incidental Take Endorsement
$25
Marine Life Endorsement (Moratorium on new endorsements)
$75
Spiny Lobster Endorsement (Applicants with no trap certificates)
$100
Spiny Lobster Endorsement (fee applies to applicants with one or more
trap certificates)
$125
Stone Crab Endorsement
$125
Stone Crab Incidental Catch Endorsement
$25
Pompano Endorsement (Law Enforcement review required; vessel required)
Free
Replacement Licenses
Replacement Licenses and Reprints
$10
Replacement Vessel Decals
$10
Other Miscellaneous Licenses
Closed Season Spiny Lobster Permit (Planes & Vessels o/t Common
Carrier only)
$50
Closed Season Spiny Lobster Permit (Wholesale Dealers only)
$100
Shrimp Licenses
St. Johns River Commercial Food Shrimp Production License (Credit on SPL)
$250
St. Johns River Commercial Shrimp Live Production License (Credit on
SPL) (Wholesale Dealer License required)
$250
Dead Shrimp Production Permit Resident Tampa Bay
$250
Dead Shrimp Production Permit Nonresident Tampa Bay
$1,000
Seafood Dealer Licenses
Wholesale Seafood Dealer County Resident
$400
Wholesale Seafood Dealer County Nonresident
$600
Wholesale Seafood Dealer County Alien
$1,100
Wholesale Seafood Dealer State Resident
$550
Wholesale Seafood Dealer State Nonresident
$1,100
Wholesale Seafood Dealer State Alien
$1,600
Retail Dealer License Central Location Resident
$75
Retail Dealer License Central Location Nonresident
$250
Retail Dealer License Central Location Alien
$300
Retail Dealer License Other Location Resident
$25
Retail Dealer License Other Location Nonresident
$40
Retail Dealer License Other Location Alien
$65
Noncommercial Licenses
Stone/Blue Crab Depredation Permit (Issued to Aquaculture Producers only)
Free
Special Activity Endorsement
Chemical Collecting Permit (Quinaldine) (Must hold Marine Life Endorsement)
$25
Scientific Research, Educational, Exhibitional, Pompano, Snook, Shellfish
Dredge (clams & mussels), Public Purpose, Quinaldine, Indigenous Marine
Prohibited Species, Brood stock, Experimental or Innovative Gear. (Issued
by Div. of Marine Fisheries Management)
$25
certain
licenses;
others free
Marine Trap Certificate Programs
To receive a quantity of trap tags, you must have an equal quantity of spiny lobster
or stone crab trap certificates on account with the FWC or hold an active blue
endorsement.
Spiny Lobster Certificate Transactions
Spiny Lobster Trap Certificates/Tags
$1
Spiny Lobster Trap Replacement Tags
$1
Spiny Lobster Trap Tag Replacement Handling Fee
$3 per trans
Spiny Lobster Trap Emergency Replacement Tags
Cost
Spiny Lobster Trap Certificate Transfer
$2/Cert.
Spiny Lobster Trap Certificate Surcharge (applies only to 1st-time transfer outside
family) Fee: $5 per Certificate or 25% of the actual market value, whichever is greater.
Stone Crab Certificate Transactions
Stone Crap Trap Certificates/Tags
$0.50
Stone Crab Trap Replacement Tags
$0.50
Stone Crab Trap Tag Replacement Handling
$8 per trans
Stone Crab Trap Emergency Replacement Tags
Cost
Stone Crab Trap Certificate Transfer Fee
$1/Cert
Stone Crab Trap Cert. Transfer (to crew per tag)
$0.50/Cert.
Stone Crab Trap Certificate Surcharge (applies only to 1st-time transfer outside family)
Fee: $1 per Certificate or 25% of the actual market value, whichever is greater.
Blue Crab Effort Management Program Transactions
Blue Crab Trap Tags
$0.50
Blue Crab Trap Replacement Tags
$0.50
Blue Crab Trap Replacement Handling Fee
$8 per trans
Blue Crab Trap Emergency Replacement Tags
Cost
Blue Crab Endorsement Transfer Fee
No Charge
Planning a Move?
Don’t forget to let the office of licensing and permitting know your
new mailing address! 850-487-3122
http://myfwc.com/license/saltwater/
commercial-fishing/
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