The proposed final rule would modify the recreational harvest season for gag grouper in all state waters of the Gulf of Mexico, excluding Monroe, Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson, and Taylor counties, Indian Pass, Apalachicola Bay, and the Steinhatchee River, to begin July 1 and end when the Gulf federal season ends. The proposed final rule would also set the recreational harvest season for gag grouper all waters of Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson, and Taylor counties, including Indian Pass, Apalachicola Bay, and the Steinhatchee River to be April 1 through June 30.