68B-60.003. Regional Size Limits

Minimum and Maximum Size Limits – The following size limits apply to recreational and commercial harvesters in all state and adjacent federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico south of a line extended due west from the Collier-Lee County Line (26°19.823'N. Latitude) and all state and adjacent federal waters of the Atlantic Ocean south of a line extended due east from the Martin-St. Lucie County Line (27°15.781'N. Latitude) including the waters off Collier, Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Martin Counties.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person may not harvest or land a great barracuda from the above described region or possess in or on the waters of the described region a great barracuda that is less than 15 inches in fork length or greater than 36 inches in fork length.

(2) A person may harvest and land within the above described region and possess in or on the waters of the described region only 1 great barracuda per day, per person or per vessel, whichever is less, that is greater than 36 inches in fork length. This provision will not be construed to authorize harvest or possession of great barracuda of any size in excess of the applicable bag limits described in Rule 68B-60.004, F.A.C.

Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 1-1-17.