Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
68. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
68B. Marine Fisheries |
68B-47. Weakfish |
1As used in Chapter 68B-47, F.A.C.:
7(1) “Weakfish,” also known as gray seatrout or yellow-mouth trout, means a fish harvested from the Weakfish Management Area that is of the species 32Cynoscion regalis 34or 35Cynoscion arenarius 37(sand seatrout), or a hybrid of the two species. Weakfish includes part of a fish harvested from the Weakfish Management Area that is of the species 63Cynoscion regalis 65or 66Cynoscion arenarius 68(sand seatrout), or a hybrid of the two species.
77(2) “Weakfish Management Area” is defined as the area encompassing the St. Marys River and the inland waters of Nassau County east of Highway 17, north of State Highway 200A, and north of the Shave Bridge on the Amelia River. In addition, state waters off Amelia Island, from the Florida-Georgia border to the southernmost tip of Amelia Island are included in the area.
140Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 7-17-95, Formerly 46-47.002, Amended 9-1-13.