68B-7.002. Definitions  


Effective on Wednesday, July 1, 2020
  • 1As used in this rule chapter:

    7(1) “Bluestriped grunt” means any fish of the species 16Haemulon sciurus, 18or any part thereof.

    22(2) “Gray snapper” 25(also known as Mangrove snapper) means any fish of the species 36Lutjanus griseus, 38or any part thereof.

    42(3) “Gray triggerfish” 45means any fish of the species 51Balistes capriscus, 53or any part thereof.

    57(4) “Hogfish” 59means any fish of the species 65Lachnolaimus maximus, 67or any part thereof.

    71(5) “Lane snapper” 74means any fish of the species 80Lutjanus synagris, 82or any part thereof.

    86(6) “Major Finfish Aggregate” includes 91any fish of the following species, or any part thereof:

    101(a) Gray snapper,

    104(b) Lane snapper,

    107(c) Mutton snapper,

    110(d) Schoolmaster,

    112(e) Yellowtail snapper,

    115(f) Black grouper (119Mycteroperca bonaci121),

    122(g) Red grouper (126Epinephelus morio128),

    129(h) Graysby (132Epinephelus cruentatus134),

    135(i) Coney (138Epinephelus fulvus140),

    141(j) Red hind (145Epinephelus guttatus147),

    148(k) Rock hind (152Epinephelus adscensionis154),

    155(l) Hogfish,

    157(m) Gray triggerfish,

    160(n) Ocean triggerfish (164Canthidermis sufflamen166),

    167(o) Banded rudderfish (171Seriola zonata173),

    174(p) Greater amberjack (178Seriola dumerili180),

    181(q) Lesser amberjack (185Seriola fasciata187),

    188(r) Crevalle jack (192Caranx hippos194),

    195(s) Yellow jack (199Carangoides bartholomaei201)

    202(t) Knobbed porgy (206Calamus nodosus208),

    209(u) Jolthead porgy (213Calamus bajonado215),

    216(v) Sheepshead porgy (220Calamus penna222),

    223(w) Whitebone porgy (227Calamus leucosteus229), 

    230(x) Grunts (233any species of the family Haemulidae),

    239(y) Blue runner (243Caranx crysos245),

    246(z) Great barracuda (250Sphyraena barracuda252),

    253(aa) Permit (256Trachinotus falcatus258),

    259(bb) Pompano (262Trachinotus carolinus264),

    265(cc) African pompano (269Alectis ciliaris271),

    272(dd) Gulf flounder (276Paralichthys albigutta278),

    279(ee) Southern flounder (283Paralichthys lethostigma285),

    286(ff) Summer flounder (290Paralichthys dentatus292),

    293(gg) Fringed flounder (297Etropus crossotus299),

    300(hh) Spotted seatrout (304Cynoscion nebulosus306),

    307(ii) Red drum, also known as redfish (315Sciaenops ocellatus317),

    318(jj) Black drum (322Pogonias cromis),

    324(kk) Snook (any fish of the genus 331Centropomus332),

    333(ll) Tripletail (336Lobotes surinamensis338),

    339(mm) Sheepshead (342Archosargus probatocephalus344),

    345(nn) Ladyfish (348Elops saurus350), and

    352(oo) Silver Jenny (356Eucinostomus gula358)

    359(7) “Mutton snapper” 362means any fish of the species 368Lutjanus analis, 370or any part thereof.

    374(8) “Red grouper” 377means any fish of the species 383Epinephelus morio, 385or any part thereof.

    389(9) “Schoolmaster” 391means any fish of the species 397Lutjanus apodus, 399or any part thereof.

    403(10) 404“White grunt” 406means any fish of the species 412Haemulon plumierii, 414or any part thereof.

    418(11) “Yellowtail Snapper” means any fish of the species 427Ocyrus chrysurus, 429or any part thereof.

    433Rulemaking Authority Art. IV. Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV. Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 7-1-20.