1. Tournament anglers and tournament
staff must attempt to release alive all redfish that are caught,
including those fish that are weighed-in;
2. Each two person team of tournament
angler possesses no more than two live redfish in the boat’s
live well or recirculating tank at any one time;
3. All boats used in the tournament must
contain recirculating or aerated live wells that are at least
2.4 cubic feet or 18 gallons in capacity;
4. Dead redfish possessed by a two
person team of tournament anglers are not discarded. A dead
redfish is considered harvested and will count as the daily bag
limit for the team of tournament anglers who harvested that
fish.
5. Redfish must be maintained in an
aerated recovery holding tank prior to release. Recovery holding
tank requirements may be specified in the tournament exemption
permit at the FWC’s discretion in order to increase survival of
released redfish;
6. The tournament must provide the FWC
with a description of the aerated recovery holding tank(s) used
to maintain redfish alive after weigh in.
7. The tournament must provide the FWC
with a description of the location where tournament caught
redfish will be released after weigh in. In order to increase
survival of released redfish, release locations may be specified
in the tournament exemption permit at the FWC’s discretion;
8. The tournament must agree to allow
FWC staff the opportunity to collect research data and conduct
research and onboard monitoring during the tournament, as
needed; and,
9. The tournament must submit a
post-tournament report to the FWC indicating the number of fish
weighed-in each day of the tournament, the number of fish
weighed-in dead each day, and the number of fish that died after
being weighed-in, but prior to release each day. The FWC may
specify additional tournament reporting requirements as a
condition of the tournament exemption permit.
