Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
68. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
68B. Marine Fisheries |
68B-31. Shrimp |
1(1) No food shrimp producer or live bait shrimp producer shall harvest shrimp in the areas of Wakulla, Jefferson, Taylor, Dixie, Levy, Citrus, Hernando, and Pasco Counties landward of the line described as:
34Beginning at Bailey’s Bluff in Pasco County (Point A); thence northerly to Point B; thence northeasterly to Point C; thence northerly to Point D; thence northeasterly to Point E; thence northerly to Point F; thence northwesterly to Point G; thence northerly to Point H; thence northwesterly to Point I; thence northerly to Point J; thence northwesterly to Point K; thence southwesterly to Point L; thence northwesterly to Point M; thence northerly to Point N; thence northwesterly to Point O; thence northerly to Point P; thence northwesterly to Point Q; thence northerly to Point R; thence northwesterly to Point S; thence southwesterly to flashing channel marker #1 in St. Marks Channel; thence northerly to the St. Marks Lighthouse. Points B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, and S are expressed as follows by longitude and latitude:
179North
180West
181Point
182Latitude
183Longitude
184B
18528°16.68'
18682°47.21'
187C
18828°18.28'
18982°45.68'
190D
19128°26.93'
19282°45.95'
193E
19428°28.43'
19582°44.49'
196F
19728°43.53'
19882°45.22'
199G
20028°44.38'
20182°46.71'
202H
20328°57.91'
20482°47.53'
205I
20628°59.41'
20782°50.41'
208J
20929°03.28'
21082°50.66'
211K
21229°06.91'
21382°57.81'
214L
21529°03.38'
21683°01.42'
217M
21829°07.30'
21983°08.78'
220N
22129°22.98'
22283°15.89'
223O
22429°29.58'
22583°26.72'
226P
22729°38.25'
22883°26.66'
229Q
23029°43.36'
23183°34.39'
232R
23329°52.40'
23483°40.11'
235S
23630°00.04'
23784°07.63'
238(2) No person shall harvest shrimp in the Big Bend Region as a food shrimp producer during the period beginning July 1 and continuing through August 31 of each year.
268Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 11-29-93, Formerly 46-31.017, Amended 7-9-02, 5-1-22.