68B-12.0045. Recreational Season; Season Closure  


Effective on Monday, October 1, 1990
  • 1(1) The king mackerel fishing season for harvesters subject to the bag limit established in Rule 1768B-12.004(1), 18F.A.C. in the Gulf-Atlantic fishery shall be July 1 of each year through June 30 of the following year.

    37(2) If the harvest of king mackerel in federal Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) waters adjacent to the Gulf-Atlantic fishery is closed to all harvesters prior to the end of the season specified in subsection (1), the season for harvest of king mackerel under the bag limit established in Rule 8668B-12.004(1), 87F.A.C. in the Gulf-Atlantic fishery shall continue until the following July 1 under a bag limit of one fish per person, per day, upon notice given by the Commission, in the manner provided in s. 122120.81(5), 123Florida Statutes.

    125Specific Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla Const. History–New 11-13-86, Amended 11-1-88, 10-1-90, Formerly 46-12.0045.