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Basic Commercial Fishing Regulations
Species & Area
Size Limit
Trip Limit/
Bag Limit
Closed
Season
Other Regulations
Jellyfish
None
None
None
Harvest with gear other than a cast net with a radius of no more
than 12.5’, a beach or haul seine, a paired trawl with a stretched
mesh size no less than 3 1/2” in the wing and 1 1/2” in the bag,
no more than 2 wing nets with a perimeter no greater than 40
feet and a mesh size no less than 3 1/2”, or more than 2 dip
nets is prohibited.
Lobster, Slipper
None
None
None
Possession of eggbearing lobster prohibited. Possession
prohibited in designated area of John Pennekamp Coral Reef
State Park.
Lobster, Spiny
3” carapace
(head)
5 1/2” tail
Trap fishery - None
Bully Net - 250
lobster vessel limit.
Dive Fishery - 250
lobster vessel limit.
April 1 -
Aug. 5
*RS, C# required. CD# required for divers. Allowable gear: by
diving, traps, hand-held net, hoop net (diameter no longer
than 10’), or bully net (diameter no larger than 3’). Specific
restrictions and requirements depend on the method of harvest.
See: Spiny Lobster Regulations on page 13
Mackerel, King p
24” FL
See: King Mackerel
Regulations. p. 10
Regional
*RS, FP required for commercial harvest in federal waters and to
exceed the recreational bag limit in state waters. Allowable Gear:
Atlantic fishery - hook and line and spearing.
Mackerel, Spanish p
12” FL
See: Spanish Mackerel
Regulations. p. 11
Regional
*RS required. Allowable Gear: beach or haul seine, cast net,
hook and line, or by spearing.
Mullet, Silver (white, fantail, or
redeye) p
None
See: Mullet Regulations
on page 11
Regional
*RS required.
Mullet, Striped (black) p
11” FL w/ a
10% allowance
by weight for
undersize fish
See: Mullet Regulations
on page 11
Regional
*RS required.
Oysters
3” in greatest
dimension.
20 bags per person or
vessel per day, whichever
is less. Additional
regional limits apply.
See: Oyster Regulations.
p. 14
Regional
*AP required in Apalachicola Bay.
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