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The spiny lobster
sport season will fall on July 25th and 26th for 2007. The bag limits
are 6 per person per day for Monroe County and Biscayne National Park,
and 12 per person per day for the rest of Florida. The possession
limit on the water is equal to the daily bag limit, and off the water is
equal to the daily bag limit on the first day, and double the daily bag
limit on the second day. Possession limits are enforced on and off
the water. Spiny lobster has a minimum size limit that must be larger
than 3" carapace, measured in the water. A reminder that
possession and use of a measuring device is required at all times, and
night diving is prohibited in Monroe County (only during the sport
season). A recreational saltwater license and a crawfish permit are
needed for harvest. Regular spiny lobster season is August 6 through
March 31. The bag limit is 6 per person per day. Harvest of lobster is
prohibited in John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park during the sport
season. Harvest is also prohibited during both the 2-day sport
season and regular season in Everglades National Park, Dry Tortugas
National Park, and no take areas in the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary.
Call (305) 743-2437 or visit
http://floridakeys.noaa.gov for information about no take areas in
the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Please call the FWC Key West
office at (305) 292-0311 or
click here
for lobster harvesting regulations for Monroe County. Recreational
trapping of lobster is prohibited.
LOBSTER BAG LIMITS
Monroe County
Biscayne National Park
Elsewhere
2-Day Sport Season (July 25-26)
6 per person per day
6 per person per day
12 per person per day
Regular Season (August 6 – March 31)
6 per person per day
6 per person per day
6 per person per day
Regardless of what species you are fishing for, bag limits are only for
properly licensed individuals and those people exempt from license
requirements who are actively harvesting, and those people harvesting
may not exceed their individual bag limit and take someone else’s bag
limit. That is, people (including children) who are not actively
harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may
NOT be counted for purposes of bag limits.
Follow this Link to Find Out
How to
Measure Spiny Lobster
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