Permit, Florida pompano and African pompano
Florida Pompano: Trachinotus carolinus
African Pompano: Alectis ciliaris
Permit: Trachinotus falcatus
Regulations (state and federal waters unless noted)
Minimum Size Limit: 11" fork length
Daily Bag Limit: 6 per harvester
Season: Open year-round
Allowable Gear: Hook and line, cast net and beach or haul seine only
Prohibited Gear: harvest prohibited by or with the use of any multiple hook in conjunction with live or dead natural bait; snatching prohibited
Special regulations apply for this species when fishing in Biscayne National Park.
Pompano Endorsement Zone (PEZ)
The Pompano Endorsement Zone (PEZ) is a zone created that allows commercial fishermen who hold a pompano endorsement (PE) to use gill nets legally for pompano in federal waters off Florida. This zone is from federal waters lying between 25°09' North Latitude (Cape Sable) and 26°00' North Latitude (Hurricane Pass in Collier County) in the Gulf of Mexico.
Minimum Size Limit: 24" fork length
Daily Bag Limit: 2 per harvester
Vessel Limit: No more than 2 per vessel
Season: Open year-round
Allowable Gear:
- State waters: Hook and line only.
- Federal waters: Hook and line and spearing.
Prohibited Gear: harvest prohibited by or with the use of any multiple hook in conjunction with live or dead natural bait; snatching prohibited
Special regulations apply for this species when fishing in Biscayne National Park.
Special Permit Zone (SPZ)
The Special Permit Zone includes state and adjacent federal waters south of a line running due east from Cape Florida in the Atlantic at 25° 40' North Latitude, waters of Biscayne Bay south of Rickenbacker Causeway, and south of a line just south of Cape Sable running due west through federal waters at 25° 09' North Latitude.
Minimum Size Limit: 22" fork length
Daily Bag Limit: 1 per harvester
Vessel Limit: No more than 2 per vessel
Season: Closed April 1-July 31
Allowable Gear:
- State waters: Hook and line only.
- Federal waters: Hook and line and spearing.
Prohibited Gear: harvest prohibited by or with the use of any multiple hook in conjunction with live or dead natural bait; snatching prohibited
Slot Limit: Not less than 11" or more than 22" fork length; may possess 1 over 22" included in the per person bag limit
Daily Bag Limit: 2 per harvester
Vessel Limit: No more than 2 over 22" per vessel
Season: Open year-round
Allowable Gear:
- State waters: Hook and line only.
- Federal waters: Hook and line and spearing.
Prohibited Gear: harvest prohibited by or with the use of any multiple hook in conjunction with live or dead natural bait; snatching prohibited
Special regulations apply for this species when fishing in Biscayne National Park.