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Florida Regulations

Regulation Update

New Gulf greater amberjack recreational season now in effect. Last December, FWC Commissioners modified the recreational season of Gulf greater amberjack to open Sept. 1 - Oct. 31, each year, to be consistent with the new season in adjacent Gulf federal waters.

News Release
Greater Amberjack

Gulf

State and Federal waters:

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

Atlantic

State and Federal waters:

  • Minimum Size Limit: 28” Fork Length
  • Daily Bag Limit: 1 per person
  • Season: January–March and May–December. Closed April.

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.

 

Have you signed up for the State Reef Fish Survey yet?

Participation mandatory. Annual renewal.

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