A federal stock assessment completed in 2015 showed that gray triggerfish continue to be overfished in the Gulf of Mexico. The new rule would modify recreational harvest regulations in Gulf of Mexico state waters by decreasing the recreational bag ...

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Comments Open:: 12/26/2017
Summary:: Bud Vielhauer, General Counsel, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600, (850) 487-1764.
Purpose:: A federal stock assessment completed in 2015 showed that gray triggerfish continue to be overfished in the Gulf of Mexico. The new rule would modify recreational harvest regulations in Gulf of Mexico state waters by decreasing the recreational bag limit from 2 to 1 fish per person per day, increasing the recreational size limit from 14 to 15 inches fork length, and adding a January 1 through end of February closed season to the current June 1 – July 31 closure. The purpose of these rules is to ...
Rulemaking Authority:: Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution
Law:: Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution
Related Rules: (3): 68B-14.0035. Size Limits: Amberjacks, Black Sea Bass, Gray Triggerfish, Grouper, Hogfish, Red Porgy, Snapper; 68B-14.0036. Recreational Bag Limits: Snapper, Grouper, Hogfish, Black Sea Bass, Red Porgy, Amberjacks, Exception, Wholesale/Retail Purchase Exemption; 68B-14.0041. Recreational Gulf Gray Triggerfish Season