The
spiny lobster sport season will fall on July 30th and 31st for 2008. 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
30-31)
|
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.
