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Corals and Coral Reefs
Species
Notes
Allowable Octocorals
Live Rock
Other Marine Life
Organisms
Octocorals (soft corals) were removed from the Coral and Coral Reefs Fishery
Management Plan and are now managed by Florida FWC in state and federal waters
of the Gulf of Mexico. See Florida Fish Wildlife & Conservation Commission regulations.
Harvest or possession of wild live rock is prohibited. Harvest and possession of
aquacultured live rock requires a permit.
Marine life organisms from the EEZ harvested or possessed by Florida residents or
landed in Florida are subject to Florida’s Marine Life Rule. Contact Florida Fish and
Wildlife Commission for more information 850-488-4676.
Shellfi sh
Species
Size Limit
Trip Limit
Quotas/Closed Seasons
Spiny Lobster
Carapace more than 3” or
tail more than 5-1/2”. Divers
must measure in water.
See page 18.
None
Closed 4/1 through 8/5
Shrimp
None, but white shrimp
taken in the EEZ and
transported to Louisiana
must comply with minimum
size limit of that state.
None
Royal red shrimp is exempt.
Royal red annual catch limit - 337,000
lbs. tail weight. Royal red season
opens 1/1 and closes when the
quota is reached or projected to be
reached.
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