Grouper season florida gulf 2015

Groupers fwc florida fish and wildlife conservation. In the case where regulations are different for floridas atlantic and gulf coasts e. Modifications to gag minimum size limits, recreational season and. Gag grouper season starts july 1st for most of floridas gulf coast. Fl fwcc florida fish and wildlife conservation commission. The same day, the season will close in state waters off the. Stay up to date on fishery announcements and closures. Gulf grouper aggregate bag limit all species of grouper in the gulf are included in a 4 fish per harvester per day aggregate bag limit in any combination of grouper species.

Red grouper bag limit changes to 2 on may 7, 2015 in floridas. In february, they petitioned the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission to allow a limited open season on the goliath. Noaa sustainable fisheries division gulf of mexico branch, together with the gulf of mexico fishery management council, manages fisheries in federal waters of the gulf of mexico. Increases in florida grouper gulf limits bdoutdoors. Fishing regulations and seasonal closures gulf of mexico. In 2011, both the gulf and south atlantic fishery management councils were required to. Atlantic state waters are from shore to 3 nautical miles. Adults are found on rocky and coral reefs, and juveniles occur in mangroves. This is a publication of the gulf of mexico fishery management council pursuant to. To learn more about red grouper catches, visit fishing and click on saltwater, recreational regulations and gulf grouper. Goliath grouper in the florida gulf coast florida sport. Scroll down for regulations by coast and by species. A fishery may close when the quota or annual catch limit is projected to. In this article, you can learn all about the different types of grouper in florida.

Now florida fishermen want to strike back at the goliath grouper. During this closure, anglers can harvest grouper in open federal waters of the gulf and return to port in monroe county by traveling through closed state waters of the atlantic as long as the vessel proceeds. Grouper fishing in shallow water off floridas gulf coast. Anglers can harvest 2 gags within a 4 grouper aggregate gag, red, black, rockhindredhind, scamp, yellowfinyellow mouth during the open season. George gozdz joins eric white tarpontamer88 on the florida sportsman forum for some bottom fishing in the offshore waters of floridas gulf coast. The fwc decided to not open a goliath grouper fishing season until more research into the health of the. Several species of atlantic grouper red, black, yellowfin, yellowmouth, scamp, rock hind, red hind, coney and graysby are closed jan. The gulf of mexico region dominates landings for the southeast where commercial fishermen land more than 1. Gulf grouper regulations apply to all state waters of the gulf except off monroe county where atlantic rules apply. Florida recently announced that it will increase the recreational red grouper bag limit in gulf of mexico state waters excluding monroe county on december 30 from two fish to four. Federal waters begin where state waters end and extend 200 miles into the gulf of mexico.

Gag grouper opening day offshore fishing in florida mahi. Black grouper fish spawning aggregations in the gulf of mexico. Reel time florida sportsman venice grouper and snapper. Gag grouper will open for recreational harvest in most gulf of mexico state waters and all gulf federal waters on wednesday, july 1. Reef fish florida saltwater fishing regulations 2020. Florida saltwater fishing regulations 2020 eregulations. And, on january 1 the season for shallowwater grouper in atlantic state waters will close. But since 2010, gulf of mexico gag grouper have been managed under a rebuilding plan that stipulates shortened fishing seasons for recreational fishermen and lower quotas for. Recreational regulations florida fish and wildlife. The 2014 gag grouper season opened july 1 of this year and closed at 12. Join captain mike, host of florida sport fishing tv as he heads over to boca grande florida to fish the legendary phosphate docks for menacing goliath grouper. Sometimes we see where there are different seasons in state and federal waters, but in. We made a 2 hour run offshore into the gulf of mexico and fished in 150 feet of water.