Season
Open year-round
Size
36 in Fork Length
Bag Limit
1
Aggregate
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2023 Red Snapper Season and Regulations can be found here.
Recreational Regulations
Coastal Migratory Pelagics
Season
Open year-round
Size
24 in Fork Length
Bag Limit
3
Aggregate
Season
Open year-round
Size
12 in Fork Length
Bag Limit
15
Aggregate
Groupers
Season
Open: January 01 – January 31
Closed: February 01 – March 31
Open: March 31 – December 31
Size
24 in Total Length
Bag Limit
4
Aggregate
4 Grouper combined total
Season
Closed: January 01 – August 31
Open: September 01 – October 18
Closed: October 19 – December 31
Size
24 in Total Length
Bag Limit
2
Aggregate
4 Grouper combined total
Season
Prohibited
Size
None
Bag Limit
Aggregate
Season
Prohibited
Size
None
Bag Limit
Aggregate
Season
Open: January 01 – January 31
Closed: February 01 – March 31
Open: March 31 – July 20
Closed: July 21 – December 31
Size
20 in Total Length
Bag Limit
2
Aggregate
4 Grouper combined total
Season
Open: January 01 – January 31
Closed: February 01 – March 31
Open: March 31 – December 31
Size
16 in Total Length
Bag Limit
4
Aggregate
4 Grouper combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
None
Bag Limit
4
Aggregate
4 Grouper combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
None
Bag Limit
1
Aggregate
4 Grouper combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
None
Bag Limit
1
Aggregate
4 Grouper combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
None
Bag Limit
4
Aggregate
4 Grouper combined total
Season
Open: January 01 – January 31
Closed: February 01 – March 31
Open: March 31 – December 31
Size
20 in Total Length
Bag Limit
4
Aggregate
4 Grouper combined total
Season
Open: January 01 – January 31
Closed: February 01 – March 31
Open: March 31 – December 31
Size
None
Bag Limit
4
Aggregate
4 Grouper combined total
Other Reef Fish
Season
Open: January 01 – August 24
Closed: August 25 – December 31
Size
34 in Fork Length
Bag Limit
1
Aggregate
Season
Open year-round
Size
14 in Fork Length
Bag Limit
5
Aggregate
5 Small Seriola combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
14 in Fork Length
Bag Limit
5
Aggregate
Season
Open year-round
Size
None
Bag Limit
20
Aggregate
20 Reef Fish combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
14 in Fork Length
Bag Limit
5
Aggregate
5 Small Seriola combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
None
Bag Limit
20
Aggregate
20 Reef Fish combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
None
Bag Limit
20
Aggregate
20 Reef Fish combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
None
Bag Limit
20
Aggregate
20 Reef Fish combined total
Season
Closed: January 01 – February 28
Open: March 01 – May 31
Closed: June 01 – July 31
Open: August 01 – December 31
Size
15 in Fork Length
Bag Limit
1
Aggregate
20 Reef Fish combined total
Shellfish
Season
Open: January 01 – July 27
Closed: July 28 – August 05
Open: August 06 – March 31
Closed: April 01 – December 31
Size
3 in Carapace Length
Bag Limit
6
Aggregate
Snappers
Season
Open year-round
Size
None
Bag Limit
10
Aggregate
10 Snapper combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
12 in Total Length
Bag Limit
10
Aggregate
10 Snapper combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
12 in Total Length
Bag Limit
10
Aggregate
10 Snapper combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
8 in Total Length
Bag Limit
20
Aggregate
20 Reef Fish combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
18 in Total Length
Bag Limit
5
Aggregate
10 Snapper combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
None
Bag Limit
10
Aggregate
10 Snapper combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
None
Bag Limit
10
Aggregate
10 Snapper combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
10 in Total Length
Bag Limit
10
Aggregate
20 Reef Fish combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
None
Bag Limit
10
Aggregate
10 Snapper combined total
Season
Open year-round
Size
12 in Total Length
Bag Limit
10
Aggregate
10 Snapper combined total
Commercial Regulations
Coastal Migratory Pelagics
Permit
Spanish Mackerel Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
1,564,920 lbs MW
33.8% harvested
Size
36 in FL
Trip Limit
2 F/V/D
Permit
King Mackerel Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
1,564,920 lbs MW
33.8% harvested
Size
36 in FL
Trip Limit
2 F/V/D
Permit
Gillnet for King Mackerel – Gulf of Mexico Southern Zone
Season
Closed: January 01 – January 18
Open: January 19 – December 31
Quota
634,222 lbs MW
0% harvested
Size
24 in FL
Trip Limit
45,000 lbs MW
Permit
King Mackerel Permit – Gulf of Mexico Southern Zone
Season
Fishing year begins Jul 1
Open year-round
Quota
671,328 lbs MW
0.1% harvested
Size
24 in FL
Trip Limit
1,250 lbs MW
Permit
King Mackerel Permit – Gulf of Mexico Northern Zone
Season
Fishing year begins Oct 1
Open year-round
Quota
559,872 lbs MW
76.8% harvested
Size
24 in FL
Trip Limit
1,250 lbs MW
Permit
King Mackerel Permit – Gulf of Mexico Western Zone
Season
Fishing year begins Jul 1
Open year-round
Quota
1,278,720 lbs MW
15.4% harvested
Size
24 in FL
Trip Limit
3,000 lbs MW
Permit
Spanish Mackerel Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Fishing year begins Apr 1
Open year-round
Quota
11,300,000 lbs MW
5.7% harvested
Size
12 in FL
Trip Limit
Groupers
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
IFQ
Quota
525,000 lbs GW
23% harvested
Size
24 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
IFQ
Quota
199,000 lbs GW
86.9% harvested
Size
24 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Prohibited
Quota
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Prohibited
Quota
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
IFQ
Quota
2,790,000 lbs GW
67.9% harvested
Size
18 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
IFQ
Quota
525,000 lbs GW
23% harvested
Size
16 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
IFQ
Quota
1,024,000 lbs GW
51.7% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
IFQ
Quota
1,024,000 lbs GW
51.7% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
IFQ
Quota
1,024,000 lbs GW
51.7% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
IFQ
Quota
1,024,000 lbs GW
51.7% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
IFQ
Quota
525,000 lbs GW
23% harvested
Size
20 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
IFQ
Quota
525,000 lbs GW
23% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Other Reef Fish
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open: January 01 – February 28
Closed: March 01 – May 31
Open: May 31 – June 17
Closed: June 18 – December 31
Quota
93,930 lbs RW
145.1% harvested
Size
36 in FL
Trip Limit
1,000 lbs GW
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
312,000 lbs WW
39.7% harvested
Size
14 in FL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
150,400 lbs WW
27.8% harvested
Size
14 in FL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
312,000 lbs WW
39.7% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
312,000 lbs WW
39.7% harvested
Size
14 in FL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
IFQ
Quota
582,000 lbs GW
46.6% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
IFQ
Quota
582,000 lbs GW
46.6% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
IFQ
Quota
582,000 lbs GW
46.6% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open: January 01 – May 31
Closed: June 01 – July 31
Open: July 31 – December 31
Quota
88,273 lbs RW
41.3% harvested
Size
14 in FL
Trip Limit
25 fish
Shellfish
Permit
Spiny Lobster Tailing Permit – Gulf of Mexico EEZ and South Atlantic EEZ
Season
Open year-round
Quota
Size
5.5 in Tail
Trip Limit
Snappers
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
166,000 lbs WW
60.3% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
5,065 lbs RW
24.9% harvested
Size
12 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
2,230,000 lbs WW
30.6% harvested
Size
12 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
1,028,973 lbs WW
60.7% harvested
Size
8 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
143,694 lbs WW
62.4% harvested
Size
18 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
166,000 lbs WW
60.3% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
166,000 lbs WW
60.3% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
5,452,500 lbs WW
36.4% harvested
Size
10 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
166,000 lbs WW
60.3% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Fishing year begins Aug 1
Open year-round
Quota
901,125 lbs WW
2.2% harvested
Size
12 in TL
Trip Limit
Disclaimer: These regulations are prepared for general purposes and have no legal force or effect. Visit the eCFR for official regulations.