by Cap't. Ralph F. Mariano
rmariano@streport.com

Info on Florida Saltwater Fish -Rules and Fishing Tips


Black Drum

Black Grouper
Black Grouper

Bluefish
Bluefish

Blue Marlin
Blue Marlin

Bonefish
Bonefish

cobia
Cobia

Dolphin
Dolphin

Flounder
Flounder

Gag Grouper
Gag Grouper


Gray Snapper

Kingfish
King Mackerel


Mutton Snapper

Permit
Permit

Pompano
Pompano

Redfish
Redfish

Red Snapper
Red Snapper

Sailfish
Sailfish

Snook
Snook

Spanish Mackeral
Spanish Mackerel

Tarpon
Tarpon

Trout
Trout

Wahoo
Wahoo


White Marlin

Yellowtail Snapper
Yellowtail Snapper

Yelllowfin tuna
Yellowfin Tuna

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American Shad

Swordfish
Swordfish 

Greater Amberjack
Greater Amberjack 


RED SNAPPER RECREATIONAL MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT IN GULF OF MEXICO FEDERAL
WATERS INCREASED TO 18 INCHES EFFECTIVE 12:01 AM ON JUNE 4, 1999
RECREATIONAL SEASON TO CLOSE AT 12:01 AM ON AUGUST 29, 1999


(The following is a news bulletin published by the National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Regional Office. Because of the importance of a timely distribution, the Gulf Council is reproducing this bulletin through its e-mail press release server.)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NR99-036

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roy Crabtree, or mailto:roy.crabtree@noaa.gov
727/570-5305, FAX 727/570-5583
http://caldera.sero.nmfs.gov


St. Petersburg, Florida - June 3, 1999 - The recreational fishery's minimum size limit for red snapper in Gulf of Mexico Federal waters will increase to 18 inches total length effective at 12:01 a.m. on June 4, 1999, and the recreational season will close at 12:01 a.m. on August 29, 1999, announced Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).

The Gulf of Mexico red snapper recreational quota for 1999 is 4.47 million pounds. NMFS is required to close the recreational fishery for red snapper when the quota is reached, by publishing a notification to that effect in the Federal Register. Under the existing regulations of a four-fish bag limit and a 15-inch minimum size limit, the fishery would close at 12:01 a.m. on August 5, 1999.

NMFS has approved an emergency rule to implement an 18-inch minimum size limit effective at 12:01 a.m. on June 4, 1999. This rule will be in effect until the season closes on August 29, then the minimum size limit will revert to 15 inches. The purpose of this emergency action is to reduce catch rates and thus extend the recreational season. NMFS and the Council believe that the 24-day extension of the season will relieve economic hardship in the for-hire sector that would result from an August 5 closure. NMFS analyses suggest that the 90- day 18-inch minimum size limit will have negligible biological effects on the Gulf red snapper stock and will not adversely affect the current rebuilding schedule for this overfished stock.

The recreational fishery will remain closed until January 1, 2000, unless the start date for the 2000 season is changed by regulatory action. The Council has submitted a regulatory amendment, now under NMFS review, that would delay the start of the 2000 recreational season until March 1, 2000.

The Council and NMFS will request all Gulf states to close the recreational fishery in, and prohibit possession of red snapper from, state waters during the Federal closure period. The closure will be strictly enforced by the NMFS, Coast Guard and deputized state enforcement officers.

This and other news releases are available on the SERO homepage at http://caldera.sero.nmfs.gov/  and the Council's web site at http://www.gulfcouncil.org/ .

The NMFS is an agency of the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

--- Gulf Council Press Release

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       Weight        Location        Date        Angler

Amberjack, Seriola dumerili
       142 lb        Islamorada      02-03-79    W.A. Colbert,Jr.

Barjack, Caranx ruber
       4 lb 2 oz     Key west        10-13-84    Herbert Ed Williams,Jr.

Barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda
       67 lb         Islamorada      01-29-49    Harold K. Goodstone

Bass, Black Sea,Centropristis striata
       5lb 1 oz      Panama City     07-21-56	 Mrs. R. H. Martin

Bass, Striped(saltwater), Morone saxatilis
       33 lb 2 oz    Tallahassee     02-05-89	 Jonni S. Gill

Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix
       22lb 2 oz     Jensen Beach    03-19-73	 Liz Yates

Blue Runner, Caranx crysos
       7 lb          Ft. Lauderdale  11-22-90    Julianne Krebs

Bonefish, Albula vulpes
       15 lb 6 oz    Islamorada	     12-01-77    Peter Costanzo

Bonita, Atlantic, Sarda sarda
       Vacant

Catfish, Gafftopsail, Bagre marinus
       8 lb 12 oz    Stuart          03-30-91    Jack Leadbeater

Catfish, Hardhead, Arius felis
       3 lb 5 oz     Sebastian       04-18-93    Amanda A. Steed

Cobia, Rachycentron canadum
       114 lb 8 oz   Pensacola	     04-10-94    John P. Whibbs

Croaker, Micropogonias undulatus
       3 lb 12 oz    Pensacola	     09-29-92    Tina Marie Jeffers

Dolphin, Coryphaena hippurus
       77 lb 12 oz   Ft. Pierce	     04-27-85    Bill Foster

Drum, Black, Pogonias cromis
       93 lb         Fernandina Bch. 03-28-57    Mrs. Stella Moore

Drum, Red, Sciaenops ocellatus
       51 lb 8 oz    Sebastian Inlet 08-29-83    Terry L. Parsons

Flounder, Bothidae or Pleuronectidae
       20 lb 9 oz    Nassau County   12-23-83    Larenza W. Mungin

Grouper, Gag, Mycteroperca microlepis
       71 lb 3 oz    Destin          07-12-91    Jim E. Gunter

Grouper, Nassau, Epinephelus striatus
       3 lb 4 oz     Key largo       11-16-84    Brian Edward Calhoun

Grouper, Red, Epinephelus morio
       39 lb 8 oz    Port Canaveral  06-11-91    David Lee Fox

Grouper, Warsaw, Epinephelus nigritus
       436 lb 12 oz  Destin          12-22-85    Steve Haeusler

Grouper, Yellowfin, Mycteroperca venenosa
       34 lb 6 oz    Key largo       12-07-88    Roy Hogrebe

Hind, Speckled, Epinephelus drummondhayi
       42 lb 6 oz    Destin          10-18-87    Charles D. Houghton

Hogfish,	Lachnolaimus maximus
       19 lb 8 oz    Daytona         04-28-62    Robert E. Batson

Jack, Crevalle, Caranx hippos
       57 lb         Jupiter         05-18-93    Gerald John Washburn

Jack, Horse-eye, Caranx latus
       24 lb 8 oz    Miami           12-20-82    Tito Schnau

Jewfish, Epinephelus itajara
       680 lb        Fernandina Bch. 05-20-61    Lynn Joyner

Ladyfish, Elops saurus
       4 lb 10 oz    Jupiter         03-27-92    Joshua L. Becker

Mackerel, Cero, Scomberomorus regalis
       15 lb 8 oz    Key West        11-03-84    Jerrold J. Weinstock, MD

Mackerel, King, Scomberomorus cavalla
       90 lb         Key west        02-16-76    Norton I. Thomton

Mackerel, Spanish, Scomberomorus maculatus
       12 lb         Ft. Pierce      11-17-84    John F. Colligan

Margate, Black, Anisotremus surinamensis
       12 lb 12 oz   Ft. Pierce      05-28-94    Carol Napierala

Margate, White, Haemulon album
       11 lb 4 oz    Tavernier       02-16-85    Preston E. Doerschner

Marlin, Blue, Makaira nigricans
       980 lb 8 oz   Destin          06-14-85    Warren Culbertson

Marlin, White, Tetrapturus albidus
       161 lb        Miami Bch.      03-20-38    L. F. Hooper

Permit, Trachinotur falcatus
       51 lb 8 oz    Lake Worth      04-28-78    William M. Kenney

Pompano, African, Alectis ciliaris
       50 lb 8 oz    Daytona Bch.    04-21-90    Tom Sargent

Pompano, Florida, Trachinotus carolinus
       8 lb 1 oz     Flagler Bch.    03-19-84    Chester E. Dietrick

Runner, Rainbow, Elagatis dipinnulata
       17 lb         Key West        04-11-87    Ann Doan

Sailfish, Atlantic, Istiophorus platypterus
       116 lb        Miami Bch.      05-07-89    Beppe Filipetti

Sawfish, Pristis spp.
       545 lb        Naples          04-02-58    G. R. Maxwell

Scamp, Mycteroperca phenax
       25 lb 4 oz    Port Canaveral  11-24-91    Capt. Walt Morgan

Seatrout, Spotted, Cynoscion nebulosus
       17 lb 7 oz    Ft. Pierce      05-11-95    Craig F. Carson

Shark, Blacktip, Carcharhinus limbatus
       152 lb        Sebastian       10-29-87    Darlene Rees

Shark, Bull, Carcharhinus leucas
       517 lb        Panama City Bch.   10-81    Gregory K. Burnett

Shark, Duskey, Carcharhinus obscurus
       764 lb        Longboat Key    05-28-82    Warren Girle

Shark, Hammerhead, Sphyrna spp.
       991 lb        Sarasota        05-30-82    Allen Ogle

Shark, Lemon, Negaprion brevirostris
       397 lb        Dunedin         04-29-77    Richard M. Guccione

Shark, Mako, Isurus spp.
       911 lb 12 oz  Palm Bch.       04-09-62    Audrey Cohen

Shark, Spinner, Carcharhinus brevipinna
       190 lb        Flagler Bch.    04-03-86    Mrs. Gladys Prior

Shark, Thresher, Alopias spp.
       544 lb 8 oz   Destin          09-15-84    James Weil

Shark, Tiger, Galeocerdo cuvier
       1,065 lb      Pensacola       06-20-81    Richard Baggs

Shark, White, Carcharodon carcharias
       686 lb        Key West        04-30-88    Richard P. DeAngelis

Sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus
       15 lb 2 oz    Homosassa       01-29-81    Eugene Lechler	

Snapper, Cubera, Lutjanus cyanopterus
       116 lb        Clearwater      07-26-79    Billy Graham

Snapper, Gray, Lutjanus griseus
       17 lb         Port Canaveral  06-14-92    Steve Maddox

Snapper, Lane, Lutjanus synagris
       6 lb 6 oz     Pensacola       04-18-91    Ken Jones

Snapper, Mutton, Lutjanus analis
       27 lb 6 oz    Maderia Bch.    09-16-89    Roger B. McCrady

Snapper, Red, Lutjanus campechanus
       46 lb 8 oz    Destin          10-01-85    Lane Nichols III

Snapper, Yellowtail, Ocyurus chryurus chrysurus
       8 lb 8 oz     Ft. Meyers      07-24-92    Suzanne Axel

Snook, Centropomus undecimalis
       44 lb 3 oz    Ft. Meyers      04-25-84    Robert De Cosmo

Spearfish, Longnose, Tetrapturus pfluegeri
       61 lb 8 oz    Islamorada      04-29-81    Ted Damiano

Spot, Leiostomus xanthurus
       Vacant

Swordfish, Xiphias gladius
       612 lb 12 oz  Key Largo       05-07-78    Stephen Stanford

Tarpon, Megalops atlanticus
       243 lb        Key West        02-17-75    Gus Bell

Tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis
       32 lb         Apalachicola Bay07-02-88    Karen Michelle Kembro

Tuna, Bigeye, Thunnus Obesus
       167 lb        Miami Bch.      01-18-57    Jerry Mills

Tuna, Blackfin, Thunnus atlanticus
       38 lb         Islamorada      05-22-73    Elizabeth Jean Wade

Tuna, Bluefin, Thunnus thynnus
       Vacant

Tuna, Skipjack, Euthynnus pelamis
       31 lb 8 oz    Miami Bch.      01-08-49    R. Lindquist

Tuna, Yellowfin, Thunnus albacares
       230 lb        Key West        12-30-93    Robert D. Jones

Tunny, Little, Euthynnus alletteratus
       27 lb         Key  Largo      04-20-76    William E. Allison

Wahoo, Acanthocybium solanderi
       139 lb        Marathon        05-18-60    George Von Hoffman

Weakfish, Cynoscion regalis
       10 lb         Port Canaveral  12-30-87    George R. Mizell, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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