The red grouper recreational bag limit will change from four to two fish per person in Florida’s Gulf of Mexico state waters, excluding Monroe County, and in federal waters beginning on May 7. This change was approved by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at its November 2014 meeting. The Commission hopes that […]
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NOAA Fisheries announces two new changes to recreational red grouper fishing: The red grouper bag limit will go from 4 fish to 2 fish effective May 7, 2015, at 12:01 a.m., local time. The accountability measure for a reduction in the bag limit when the annual catch limit is exceeded is removed. The Gulf of […]
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At its meeting in Key Largo on Nov. 20, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved lowering of the red grouper recreational bag limit from four to two fish per person in Gulf of Mexico state waters, excluding Monroe County. The Commission hopes that this change will mean an increase in the length […]
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REMINDER: The recreational red grouper season in Gulf of Mexico federal waters will close on Saturday, October 4, 2014. The federal season will remain closed until December 31, 2104 Federal waters are considered to be waters beginning at 9 nautical miles from shore and extending to approximately 200 nautical miles from shore. Gulf state waters […]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced that Florida anglers can once again catch and keep limited numbers of grouper taken in state waters in the Atlantic out to three miles beginning May 1, 2013. The season will remain open until January 1, 2014. Monroe County Atlantic-side waters are included in this harvest […]
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