Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1)
Recreational Bag Limits -
(a) Except as
provided in paragraph (b) for a portion of the Big Bend Region, a recreational
harvester may not harvest or land in or from Florida Waters more than 5 gallons
of shrimp, heads on, per day. A recreational harvester may not possess more
than 5 gallons of shrimp, heads on, in or on Florida Waters, or on any dock,
pier, bridge, beach, or other fishing site adjacent to such waters.
(b) Within the area described in subsection
68B-31.008(3),
F.A.C., for a portion of the Big Bend Region, a recreational harvester may not
harvest or land in or from the described area more than 2 gallons of shrimp,
heads on, per day. A recreational harvester may not possess more than 2 gallons
of shrimp, heads on, in or on Florida Waters of the described area, or on any
dock, pier, bridge, beach, or other fishing site adjacent to such
waters.
(2) Recreational
Vessel Limit - The recreational harvesters aboard a vessel in or on Florida
Waters may not collectively possess more than 5 gallons of shrimp, heads on. No
more than 5 gallons of shrimp, heads on, may be landed from a vessel by
recreational harvesters in a single day. This provision will not be construed
to authorize harvest or possession of shrimp in excesss of the applicable bag
limit established in subsection (1).
(3) A recreational harvester must land all
shrimp harvested pursuant to this chapter in whole condition. The beheading of
such shrimp before landing is prohibited.
(4) Commercial Bag and Vessel Limits.
(a) Live Bait Shrimp Producers -
1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2. for
the specified waters of the Northeast Region, a live bait shrimp producer may
not possess aboard a vessel in or on Florida Waters more than 5 gallons of dead
shrimp, heads on.
2. In or on the
inside waters of Nassau and Duval counties, a live bait shrimp producer may not
possess aboard a vessel more than 1 gallon of dead shrimp, heads on.
3. A live bait shrimp producer must land all
shrimp in whole condition. The beheading of such shrimp before landing is
prohibited.
4. A live bait shrimp
producer is not subject to a daily bag or vessel limit for live
shrimp.
(b) Food Shrimp
Producers -
1. Except as provided in
subparagraph 2., a food shrimp producer is not subject to a daily bag or vessel
limit for shrimp.
2. In or on
Florida Waters within the Tortugas Shrimp Beds, as established in paragraph
68B-31.008(2)(b),
F.A.C., a food shrimp producer may not possess more than 5 gallons of dead
shrimp, heads on or off, simultaneously with the deployment of any shrimp trawl
from the vessel.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
Const.
New 6-11-90, Amended 1-1-92, 3-16-93, 1-1-96, 3-1-99,
Formerly 46-31.004, Amended
1-19-10.
