Season
Open year-round
Size
36 in Fork Length
Bag Limit
1
Aggregate
NOTE: This page and individual fish species pages are under construction.
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 year-round
Size
24 in Total Length
Bag Limit
4
Aggregate
4 Grouper combined total
Season
Closed: January 01 – August 31
Open: September 01 – November 09
Closed: November 10 – 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
Closed: July 21 – December 31
Size
20 in Total Length
Bag Limit
2
Aggregate
4 Grouper combined total
Season
Open year-round
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 year-round
Size
20 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
Other
Season
Prohibited
Size
None
Bag Limit
Aggregate
Other Reef Fish
Season
Closed: January 01 – July 31
Open: August 01 – October 31
Closed: November 01 – 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 – March 31
Closed: April 01 – August 05
Open: August 06 – 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
Closed: January 01 – June 15
Open: June 16 – July 31
Closed: August 01 – October 05
Open: October 06 – October 08
Closed: October 09 – October 12
Open: October 13 – October 15
Closed: October 16 – October 19
Open: October 20 – October 22
Closed: October 23 – October 26
Open: October 27 – October 29
Closed: October 30 – November 02
Open: November 03 – November 05
Closed: November 06 – November 09
Open: November 10 – November 12
Closed: November 13 – November 16
Open: November 17 – November 19
Closed: November 20 – November 23
Open: November 24 – November 26
Closed: November 27 – December 31
Size
16 in Total Length
Bag Limit
2
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
0.3% 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
0.3% 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
97.1% harvested
Size
24 in FL
Trip Limit
45,000 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
70.2% 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
1,244,160 lbs MW
29.9% harvested
Size
24 in FL
Trip Limit
3,000 lbs MW
Permit
King Mackerel Permit – Gulf of Mexico Southern Zone
Season
Fishing year begins Jul 1
Open year-round
Quota
653,184 lbs MW
66% harvested
Size
24 in FL
Trip Limit
1,250 lbs MW
Permit
Spanish Mackerel Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Fishing year begins Apr 1
Open year-round
Quota
11,300,000 lbs MW
1.1% harvested
Size
12 in FL
Trip Limit
Groupers
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
525,000 lbs GW
12.4% harvested
Size
24 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
199,000 lbs GW
58.6% 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
Open year-round
Quota
2,790,000 lbs GW
44.2% harvested
Size
18 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
525,000 lbs GW
12.4% harvested
Size
16 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
1,024,000 lbs GW
24.7% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
1,024,000 lbs GW
24.7% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
1,024,000 lbs GW
25.4% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
1,024,000 lbs GW
24.7% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
525,000 lbs GW
12.4% harvested
Size
20 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
525,000 lbs GW
12.4% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Other
Permit
No commercial regulations on file.
Season
Open
Quota
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: June 01 – December 31
Quota
421,411 lbs RW
25.2% 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
4.5% harvested
Size
14 in FL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
150,400 lbs WW
1.5% harvested
Size
14 in FL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
312,000 lbs WW
4.5% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
312,000 lbs WW
4.5% harvested
Size
14 in FL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
582,000 lbs GW
22.1% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
582,000 lbs GW
22.1% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
582,000 lbs GW
22.1% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Closed: June 01 – July 31
Open: August 01 – December 31
Quota
88,273 lbs RW
29.4% harvested
Size
14 in FL
Trip Limit
16 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
21.2% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
5,065 lbs RW
7.8% 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
1.7% 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
0.8% harvested
Size
8 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
143,694 lbs WW
20.8% harvested
Size
18 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
166,000 lbs WW
21.2% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
7,075,676 lbs GW
44.9% harvested
Size
13 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
166,000 lbs WW
21.2% harvested
Size
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
3,110,000 lbs WW
15% harvested
Size
10 in TL
Trip Limit
Permit
Gulf Reef Fish Permit – Gulf of Mexico
Season
Open year-round
Quota
166,000 lbs WW
21.2% 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
22.5% 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.