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Cold-weather fish kills regulations information | |
In response to the cold-weather fish kills that occurred statewide during early 2010, the FWC issued executive orders to facilitate fish-kill cleanups and protect snook, bonefish and tarpon stocks while the impacts of these fish kills were evaluated. Harvest and possession of snook from state and federal waters was prohibited through Aug. 31, 2010. Catch and release of snook is still permitted. An executive order In Atlantic state waters, the snook fishery will open to recreational harvest September 17, 2010 and reclose as normally scheduled Dec. 15, 2010, and remain closed through the spring until September 1, 2011. In Gulf state waters, Everglades National Park and Monroe County state and federal waters the snook fishery will remain closed until Sept. 1, 2011. Anglers may still catch and release snook during snook harvest closures. Other executive orders temporarily suspended certain saltwater fishing regulations to facilitate fish kill cleanups around the state. These orders expired March 1, 2010. Harvest and possession of bonefish and tarpon from state and federal waters off Florida was prohibited through March 31, 2010. For more information:
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