Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Amberjack

REGULATION REMINDER

The recreational greater amberjack season for Gulf state waters will remain closed until Aug. 1, 2023. FWC issued an executive order that modified the 2022-23 greater amberjack recreational season to be consistent with an emergency rule for Gulf federal waters intended to prevent overfishing.

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Florida Regulations

Greater Amberjack
Lesser Amberjack and Banded Rudderfish

Greater Amberjack

Gulf

State and Federal waters:

Minimum Size Limit: 34” Fork Length
Daily Bag Limit: 1 per person
2022-2023 Season: Open from Sept. 1 - Oct. 31, 2022

Atlantic

State and Federal waters:

Minimum Size Limit: 28” Fork Length
Daily Bag Limit: 1 per person
Season: Open year-round

Special regulations apply for this species when fishing in Biscayne National Park.

State waters regulations

Minimum Size Limits:

Atlantic and Gulf - Cannot be less than
14" or greater than 22" fork length

Daily Recreational Bag Limit:

Atlantic and Gulf - 5 per person
aggregate of the two species

Lesser Amberjack

lesser amberjack

Banded Rudderfish

banded rudderfish

Legal Gear: spears, gigs, hook and line, seine, cast net

Reef fish gear requirements apply

Almaco jack is an "unregulated species" with a default bag limit of two fish or 100 pounds per person, per day - whichever is more.

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