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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 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 |
1(1) No person shall harvest shrimp in the nearshore and inshore Florida waters of the Southeast Region as a food shrimp producer with any type of gear other than:
30(a) A wing net meeting the following specifications:
381. No wing net shall have an opening larger than 28 feet around the perimeter.
532. No more than two unconnected wing nets shall be attached to or fished from a single vessel.
713. No wing net shall be fished by towing or dragging it over the bottom.
864. Each wing net shall be no larger in mesh area than specified by subsection 10168B-31.0035(2), 102F.A.C.
103(b) A frame net deployed from a vessel meeting the following specifications:
1151. No frame net shall have an opening larger than 28 feet around the perimeter.
1302. No more than one frame net shall be fished from a single vessel and no frame net shall be fished from a vessel also using wing nets.
1583. No frame net shall be fished by towing or dragging it over the bottom.
1734. Each frame net shall be no larger in mesh area than specified by subsection 18868B-31.0035(2), 189F.A.C.
190(2) In all waters of the Southeast Region outside nearshore and inshore Florida waters, no person harvesting shrimp as a food shrimp producer shall operate or fish any otter trawl, or possess any otter trawl that is rigged for fishing aboard any vessel, which trawl does not have a bycatch reduction device (BRD) installed therein meeting the requirements of Rule 25068B-31.0045, 251F.A.C.
252Specific Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 1-1-92, Amended 1-1-96, 6-3-96, 8-17-98, Formerly 46-31.013.
