FWC Exempts Keys from New Gulf Grouper Harvest Rules

In other issues at this week’s FWC meeting in Crystal River:

  • Monroe County waters were exempted from a new reduction on recreational shallow-water harvests in the Gulf of Mexico. The aggregate daily bag limit for species in the gulf will drop from five fish to four, in accord with new federal rules.

    State waters of Monroe County generally are managed to conform with South Atlantic federal rules, Schlesinger noted.

    A Feb. 1 to March 31 closed season for all recreational harvest of shallow-water groupers (gag, black, red, yellowfin, scamp, yellowmouth, rock hind and red hind) in gulf state waters also will not apply in Monroe County.



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