Florida Administrative Code
68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
68B - Marine Fisheries
Chapter 68B-41 - DOLPHIN
Section 68B-41.004 - Bag and Vessel Limits; Bycatch Allowance
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 68B-41.004
Current through Reg. 50, No. 249, December 24, 2024
(1) Recreational Limits -
(a) Bag Limit -
1. Gulf of Mexico. A recreational harvester
may not harvest or land per day from Florida Waters or possess in or on Florida
Waters more than 10 dolphin.
2.
Atlantic Ocean. A recreational harvester may not harvest or land per day from
Florida Waters or possess in or on Florida Waters more than 5
dolphin.
(b) Private
Vessel Limit -
1. Gulf of Mexico. Except as
provided in paragraph (1)(c), the recreational harvesters aboard a vessel in or
on Florida Waters may not collectively possess or land more than 60 dolphin,
regardless of the number of licensed or license-exempt persons onboard. This
provision will not be construed to authorize harvest or possession of dolphin
in excess of the applicable bag limits.
2. Atlantic Ocean. Except as provided in
paragraph (1)(c), the recreational harvesters aboard a vessel in or on Florida
Waters may not collectively possess or land more than 30 dolphin, regardless of
the number of licensed or license-exempt persons onboard. This provision will
not be construed to authorize harvest or possession of dolphin in excess of the
applicable bag limits.
(c) Vessel for Hire Limit - Possession of
more than the daily bag limit of dolphin multiplied by the number of customers
fishing aboard any Vessel for Hire is prohibited. This provision will not be
construed to authorize harvest or possession of dolphin in excess of the
applicable bag limit. In all Florida Waters of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic
Ocean, the daily bag and possession limit for captains and crew on for-hire
vessels is zero.
(2) Commercial Limits -
(a) Atlantic Ocean -
Except as provided in paragraph (2)(c), the harvest and possession limits
established in paragraph (1)(a) do not apply to a commercial harvester who is
harvesting dolphin from the Atlantic Ocean pursuant to a valid federal
commercial permit issued pursuant to
50 C.F.R.
622.4(a)(2)(xii) (as of
January 3, 2005) in addition to a valid saltwater products license with a
restricted species endorsement. In the Atlantic Ocean, a commercial harvester
must comply with all federal dolphin limits that would otherwise apply to the
commercial harvester in federal waters.
(b) Other Florida Waters - Except as provided
in paragraph (2)(c), the harvest and possession limits established in paragraph
(1)(a) do not apply to a commercial harvester who is harvesting dolphin from
Florida Waters other than the Atlantic Ocean.
(c) Bycatch Allowance - A commercial
harvester may not harvest or land per day or possess more than 10 dolphin that
were harvested pursuant to subsection
68B-41.006(3),
F.A.C., as incidental bycatch of gear that is being used to lawfully harvest
another target species.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.
New 1-1-91, Formerly 46-41.004, Amended 1-3-05, 9-1-13, 5-1-22.
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