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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
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68. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
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68B. Marine Fisheries |
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68B-31. Shrimp |
1Each person harvesting or attempting to harvest shrimp in the Northwest Region shall comply with the requirements specified in this rule.
22(1) Recreational Harvesters. A recreational harvester may not harvest or attempt to harvest shrimp in or from Florida Waters of the Northwest Region by or with the use of gear or methods not expressly permitted in subsection 5968B-31.006(1), 60F.A.C.
61(2) Live Bait Shrimp Producers. A live bait shrimp producer may not harvest or attempt to harvest shrimp in or from Florida Waters of the Northwest Region by or with the use of gear or methods not expressly permitted in paragraph 10268B-31.006(2)(b), 103F.A.C.
104(3) Food Shrimp Producers. In or on the nearshore and inshore Florida Waters of the Northwest Region, a food shrimp producer may harvest or attempt to harvest shrimp only by or with the use of the following gear or methods:
144(a) No more than two unconnected roller frame trawls meeting the specifications of subparagraph 15868B-31.006(2)(c)3., 159F.A.C.
160(b) No more than two unconnected otter trawls meeting the specifications of subparagraph 17368B-31.006(2)(c)4., 174F.A.C.
175(c) No more than one try net meeting the specifications of subparagraph 18768B-31.006(2)(c)5., 188F.A.C. Such try net shall be considered one of the two unconnected otter trawls allowed for food shrimp production pursuant to paragraph (b).
211(d) No more than two unconnected skimmer trawls meeting the following specifications:
2231. The perimeter around the leading edge of any skimmer trawl may not exceed 56 feet.
2392. No such skimmer trawl shall be larger in mesh area than specified by paragraph 25468B-31.006(2)(a), 255F.A.C.
2563. Each skimmer trawl must have a TED installed meeting the requirements of subsection 27068B-31.006(3), 271F.A.C.
2724. A person may not use any skimmer trawl, or possess any skimmer trawl that is rigged for fishing, if such trawl does not have a bycatch reduction device (BRD) installed meeting the requirements of subsection 30868B-31.006(4), 309F.A.C.
310(e) Mesh size requirements.
3141. In the inside waters of the Northwest Region, a food shrimp producer may not use any trawl that has a mesh size less than 3/4 inch bar measurement in the body of the net and less than 5/8 inch bar measurement in the cod end.
3602. In any trawl with a rigid TED, the section of netting surrounding the TED may not have a mesh size smaller than 1/2 inch bar measurement and may not be more than 50 meshes in total length.
398Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 9-19-24.
