The purpose of this rule amendment is to provide for the further conservation of sheepshead by modifying the regulations found in 68B-59, Florida Administrative Code. The effect of this rule will be to reduce the recreational daily bag limit from 15 to five (5) sheepshead per person and implement a recreational vessel limit of 50 sheepshead during the peak spawning months of March and April. The rule will also extend the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (Commission) current and proposed sheepshead regulations into federal waters off Florida.