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Saltwater Creel and Length Limits
| Species |
Open Season |
Daily Creel Limit |
Possession Limit |
Minimum Size (in.) |
| Blue marlin |
|
CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY |
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| White marlin |
|
CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY |
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| Sailfish |
|
CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY |
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| Tarpon* |
3/16-11/30 |
1 |
1 |
68 FL |
| Amberjack |
3/16-12/31
(No Sale 4/1-4/30) |
1 |
1 |
28 FL |
| Cobia |
3/16-11/30 |
2 |
2 |
33 FL |
| Dolphin |
All year |
10a |
10a |
20 FL |
| King mackerel |
All year |
3 |
3 |
24 FL |
| Spanish mackerel |
3/16-11/30 |
15 |
15 |
12 FL |
| Sheepshead |
All year |
15 |
15 |
10 FL |
| Atlantic sturgeon |
|
No harvest allowed |
No harvest allowed |
|
| Bluefish |
3/16-11/30 |
15 |
15 |
12 FL |
| Black sea bass |
All year |
15 |
15 |
12 TL |
| Gag grouper |
All year
(No Sale 3/1-4/30) |
2 |
2 |
24 TL |
| Red drum |
All year |
5 |
5 |
14 TL
(23 TL Max.) |
| Black drum |
All year |
15 |
15 |
10 TL |
| Weakfish |
All year |
1 |
1 |
13 TL |
| Flounder |
All year |
15 |
15 |
12 TL |
| Whiting |
All year |
No Possession Limit |
No Possession Limit |
10 TL |
| Spot |
All year |
25 |
25 |
8 TL |
| Atlantic croaker |
All year |
25 |
25 |
8 TL |
| Tripletail |
All year |
2 |
2 |
18 TL |
| Red snapper |
All year |
2 |
2 |
20 TL |
| Spotted seatrout |
All year |
15 |
15 |
13 TL |
| Striped bass |
All year |
2 |
2 |
22 TL |
| Prohibited |
Sand Tiger, Sandbar, Silky, Bigeye sand tiger, Whale, Basking, White, Dusky, Bignose, Galapagos, Night, Reef, Narrowtooth, Caibbean Sharpnose, Smalltail, Atlantic Angel, Linfgin Mako, Bigeye Thresher, Sharpnose sevengill, Bluntnose sixgill and Bigeye sixgill |
| Small shark composite** |
All year |
1 |
1 |
30 FL |
| Sharks*** |
All year |
1**** |
1****
(limit may include only one longer than 84 in.) |
54 TL |
| Red Porgy |
All year
(No Sale 1/1 - 4/30) |
3 |
3 |
14 TL |
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- *Gamefish or no sale status
- **Consists of Atlantic sharpnose, bonnethead, and spiny dogfish
- ***Consists of all sharks other than small shark composite and prohibited
- ****One per person or boat, whichever is less
- a Not to exceed 60 per boat, except for headboats, which are allowed 10 dolphin per paying customer
- FL = fork length
- TL = total length
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