For Additional Information Please Contact:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Division of Marine Fisheries Management
2590 Executive Center Circle East Suite 203
Berkley Building
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
MyFWC.com
PRFRT. STD
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
TALLAHASSEE, FL
PERMIT 20
Industry Input is Key to Fishery Management
Feedback offered by one fisherman or dealer can make a difference. Fishermen who cannot attend
Commission meetings are encouraged to send comments to the Commission and to respond to
questionnaires. The Division of Marine Fisheries Management Commercial Outreach Program
can be reached by phone at 850-617-9629 or by e-mail at daniel.ellinor@myfwc.com or look for
updates on the web at MyFWC.com.
Dan Ellinor
Commercial Outreach Coordinator
FWC Division of Marine Fisheries
2590 Executive Center Circle, East,
Suite 203
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
The following species may not be commercially harvested and/or sold in Florida.
Fish
Invertebrates
Bonefish
Snook
Coral – Black, Fire, Hard, Stony
Grouper – Goliath, Nassau, Warsaw, Speckled Hind
Spearfish
Crab - Mitten
Marlin – Blue, White
Sturgeon (Gulf or Atlantic)
Live Rock - unless from lease
Ray – Manta, Spotted Eagle
Tarpon
Queen Conch
Red Drum (Red fish)
Scallops – Bay
Sailfish
Seafans – Common, Venus
Sawfishes
Starfish - Bahama
Shark – Basking, Bigeye Sand Tiger, Sand Tiger, Spiny Dogfish, Whale, White, Atlantic Angel Shark, Bigeye Sixgill Shark,
Bigeye Thresher Shark, Bignose Shark, Caribbean Reef Shark, Dusky Shark, Galapagos Shark, Hammerheads,
Longfin Mako Shark, Narrowtooth Shark, Night Shark, Sevengill Shark, Sixgill Shark, Smalltail Shark, Lemon Shark,
Silky Shark, Sandbar Shark and Caribbean Sharpenose Shark
Urchin – Longspine
The prohibition on the sale of warsaw grouper and speckled hind does not
apply to legally imported fish or fish harvested from federal waters.
Possession, harvest, destruction, and sale of fresh, uncleaned, or uncured
sea fan, hard or stony coral or fire coral is prohibited (does not apply to
such species harvested outside state waters or adjacent federal waters and
lawfully entering the state through interstate or international commerce
and with acceptable proof of origin documenting the initial place of
harvest and original sales transaction).
The prohibitions on the harvest and possession of live queen conch apply
to Florida registered vessels in adjacent federal waters, but not to queen
conch shells that are empty when collected. Licensed wholesale or retail
dealers may possess conch meat when documentation is present to show
that such meat was legally imported from a foreign country. Possession
of shells with an off-center hole larger than 1/16 inch in diameter through
the spire is prohibited in or on the waters of Florida.
Simultaneous possession of bay scallops and any trawl, drag, dredge or
net other than a landing dip net is prohibited. Documentation on scallops
harvested out-of-state and entering the state in interstate commerce must
be maintained and presented upon request.
Commercially Prohibited Species
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Division of Marine Fisheries Management
2590 Executive Center Circle East Suite 203
Berkley Building
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
MyFWC.com
PRFRT. STD
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
TALLAHASSEE, FL
PERMIT 20
Industry Input is Key to Fishery Management
Feedback offered by one fisherman or dealer can make a difference. Fishermen who cannot attend
Commission meetings are encouraged to send comments to the Commission and to respond to
questionnaires. The Division of Marine Fisheries Management Commercial Outreach Program
can be reached by phone at 850-617-9629 or by e-mail at daniel.ellinor@myfwc.com or look for
updates on the web at MyFWC.com.
Dan Ellinor
Commercial Outreach Coordinator
FWC Division of Marine Fisheries
2590 Executive Center Circle, East,
Suite 203
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
The following species may not be commercially harvested and/or sold in Florida.
Fish
Invertebrates
Bonefish
Snook
Coral – Black, Fire, Hard, Stony
Grouper – Goliath, Nassau, Warsaw, Speckled Hind
Spearfish
Crab - Mitten
Marlin – Blue, White
Sturgeon (Gulf or Atlantic)
Live Rock - unless from lease
Ray – Manta, Spotted Eagle
Tarpon
Queen Conch
Red Drum (Red fish)
Scallops – Bay
Sailfish
Seafans – Common, Venus
Sawfishes
Starfish - Bahama
Shark – Basking, Bigeye Sand Tiger, Sand Tiger, Spiny Dogfish, Whale, White, Atlantic Angel Shark, Bigeye Sixgill Shark,
Bigeye Thresher Shark, Bignose Shark, Caribbean Reef Shark, Dusky Shark, Galapagos Shark, Hammerheads,
Longfin Mako Shark, Narrowtooth Shark, Night Shark, Sevengill Shark, Sixgill Shark, Smalltail Shark, Lemon Shark,
Silky Shark, Sandbar Shark and Caribbean Sharpenose Shark
Urchin – Longspine
The prohibition on the sale of warsaw grouper and speckled hind does not
apply to legally imported fish or fish harvested from federal waters.
Possession, harvest, destruction, and sale of fresh, uncleaned, or uncured
sea fan, hard or stony coral or fire coral is prohibited (does not apply to
such species harvested outside state waters or adjacent federal waters and
lawfully entering the state through interstate or international commerce
and with acceptable proof of origin documenting the initial place of
harvest and original sales transaction).
The prohibitions on the harvest and possession of live queen conch apply
to Florida registered vessels in adjacent federal waters, but not to queen
conch shells that are empty when collected. Licensed wholesale or retail
dealers may possess conch meat when documentation is present to show
that such meat was legally imported from a foreign country. Possession
of shells with an off-center hole larger than 1/16 inch in diameter through
the spire is prohibited in or on the waters of Florida.
Simultaneous possession of bay scallops and any trawl, drag, dredge or
net other than a landing dip net is prohibited. Documentation on scallops
harvested out-of-state and entering the state in interstate commerce must
be maintained and presented upon request.
Commercially Prohibited Species
39