Published on: 17014108. The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments to miscellaneous issues, including seasonal harvest closures in Warren Bayou, and state wide issues related to fish feeding and lionfish in the 2016 calendar year as a result of stock assessments, federal regulatory actions or other management or enforcement requirements.
Published on: 15510220. The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments to miscellaneous issues, including fish feeding and lionfish, in the 2015 calendar year as a result of stock assessments, federal regulatory actions or other management or enforcement requirements.
Published on: 15159274. The purpose of this rule amendment is to curtail the introduction of new lionfish into Florida waters via the aquaculture industry. Chapter 68B-5.006, FAC, will be amended to prohibit the harvest and possession of lionfish eggs and larvae for any purpose other than destruction. The amendment would also prohibit captive breeding of lionfish, the cultivation of lionfish eggs or larvae, and authorize issuance of a research permit for the otherwise prohibited aquaculture of lionfish.
The effect of this rule will be to prevent the addition of new lionfish into Florida waters from the aquaculture industry. Prohibiting harvest and possession of lionfish eggs and larvae for purposes other than destruction will prevent harvest for aquaculture purposes which would likely increase survivorship of these species at a life stage that is otherwise expected to be subject to higher mortality if left in the wild.
Published on: 14536340. The purpose of the proposed rule amendments is to eliminate language in the lionfish rule that prohibits the harvest of lionfish while diving with a rebreather and add a reference to 68B-4.012, FAC, which is being modified to allow for this activity. In addition, the rule modifications would reference new prohibitions on the importation of live lionfish and lionfish aquaculture proposed under 68-5, FAC.
The effect of the rule amendments would be the creation of additional opportunities for the removal of the invasive species from Florida waters and the inclusion of cross-references to other rules related to lionfish to help the public navigate and locate lionfish-related regulations.
Published on: 14005459. The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for lionfish in the 2014 calendar year as a result of stock assessments, federal regulatory actions or other management or enforcement requirements.
Published on: 12976386. The purpose of this rule amendment is to waive the requirement for a recreational fishing license for divers harvesting lionfish, provided harvest is only with the following gears: hand held net, pole spear, Hawaiian sling, or other spearing device specifically designed and marketed exclusively for lionfish. The rule amendment will also allow unlimited harvest of lionfish for both recreational and commercial fishermen by establishing a no bag limit policy and stating that 100 pounds of lionfish is not considered a commercial quantity.
The effect of this rule amendment will be to facilitate the removal of non-native, invasive lionfish from state waters off Florida.