The primary purpose of these rule amendments is to protect the snook resources in Florida by modifying the allowable months for harvesting snook on the Gulf coast, modifying the existing size limit for snook on both the Gulf and Atlantic coast, decreasing the bag limit to one snook per day on the Atlantic coast, and allowing the possession of stowed multiple cast nets on board a vessel from which snook fishing is occurring. The effect is to maintain a high quality fishery for snook and try to achieve the Commission’s management goal of 40% spawning potential ratio (SPR). Additional secondary purposes are to revise definitions and update a reference to the rule governing snook aquaculture Special Activities Licenses.