Follow these flags to your state or the regulations for florida are below

Amberjack / Billfish / Black Drum / Black Mullet / Clams-Hard / Cobia(Ling) / Crab-Blue / Crab-Stone / Crawfish / Dolphin / Flounder /Grey Trigger /Grouper /Grouper-Warsaw /Hogfish / Mackerel-King / Mackerel-Spanish / Oysters / Permit / Pompano /Pompano-African /Red Drum /Red Porgy /Scallops-Bay /Sea Bass /Shad /Shark /Sheepshead /Shrimp /Snapper-Cubera /Snapper-Gray (Mangrove) /Snapper-Lane /Snapper-Mutton /Snapper-Red /Snapper-Schoolmaster /Snapper-Vermillon /Snapper-All Other /Snook /Speckled Hind /Spotted Sea Trout /Tarpon /Tripletail /Weakfish /

Species: Greater Amberjack
Size Limit: 28" fork
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 1per person per day
Remarks:

Species: Lesser Amberjack
Size Limit: 14" fork or more than 22" fork
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 5 Aggregate of lesser amberjack and banded rudderfish
Remarks:

Species: Billfish
Size Limit: Sailfish 63", Blue Marlin 99", White Marlin 66 "
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit:1 per person per day Aggregate bag limit
Remarks: species includes marlin, spearfish, and sailfish.
Measured tip of lower jaw to fork. Federal size limits apply

Species: Black Drum
Size Limit: Not less than 14"or more than 24"
Closed Season:none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 5 per person per day
Remarks: Illegal to possess more than one over 24". Must remain in whole condition until landed ashore. Restricted species.

Species: Mullet - Striped or Black
Size Limit: none
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: February 1 - August 31, 50 per day maximum 100 per vessel, September 1 - January 31, 50 per person or per vessel, whichever is less.
Remarks:

Species: Bluefish
Size Limit:12" fork
Closed Season:none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 10 per person per day
Remarks: Must remain in whole condition until landed ashore. Restricted species.

Species: Bonefish
Size Limit: 18"
Closed Season:none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 1per person per day
Remarks: Illegal to buy or sell. Possession limit one.

Species: Clams-Hard
Size Limit: 1" thick across hinge
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 1-5 gal. bucket per person or 2 per vessel whichever is less per day
Remarks: Illegal to harvest from closed areas. Call 1-877-304-4024 for allowable harvesting information.

Species: Cobia (Ling)
Size Limit: 33"fork
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 2 per person per day
Remarks: Must remain in whole condition until landed ashore.

Species: Crab-Blue
Size Limit: none
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 10 gallons whole
Remarks: 5 traps maximum. Trap requirements apply. harvest of egg-bearing Blue Crab prohibited. Restricted species. Saltwater product liscense

Species: Crab Stone
Size Limit: 2 3/4"claw
Closed Season: May 15 to October 15
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 1 gal. Stone Crab claws per person or 2 gal. per vessel whichever is less
Remarks: 5 traps maximum. Trap requirements apply. Illegal to possesss whole crab. Restricted species. Saltwater product liscense

Species: Crawfish( Spiny Lobster)
Size Limit: Larger than 3" carapace measured in the water
Closed Season: April1- Aug 5, exception: sportsman
season-last successive Wed. & Thursday of July each year.
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 24 per vessel or 6 per person
whicever is greater.
Remarks: Recreational Trapping Prohibited. Crawfish permit required. Special bag limit for 2-day Sport season. Call BME for current information on Sport season. Restricted species. Saltwater product liscense.

Species: Dolphin
Size Limit: none
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 10 per person per day
Remarks: 20" size limit for sale. Gear restrictions apply. Contact nearest FMP.

Species: Flounder
Size Limit: 12"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 10 per person per day
Remarks: May be harvested by spearing. Must remain in whole condition until landed ashore. Restricted species. Gear restrictions apply. Contact nearest FMP.

Species: Grey Trigger
Size Limit: 12"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: none
Remarks:All other species of Triggerfish have live landing & live well requirements.

SPECIES: Grouper - Red, Scamp, Yellowfin, Yellowmouth
Size Limit: 20"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: Included within 5 per person per day, Grouper aggregate bag limit
Remarks: Includes Yellow fin, Red, Yellow mouth, Scamp. Harvest of Nassau and Jewfish prohibited. Must remain in whole condition until landed ashore. Restricted species. Gear restrictions apply.

SPECIES: Grouper-Black & Gag
SIZE LIMIT: 24"Atlantic & Monroe County, 20" Gulf
CLOSED SEASON:None
DAILY REC. BAG LIMIT: 2 per person per day Atlantic & Monroe County, 5 per person per day gulf.
REMARKS: Included within 5 per person per day Grouper aggregate bag limit.

Species: Grouper - Warsaw
Size Limit: none
Closed Season:none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 1 per vessel per day
Remarks: Included within 5 per person per day Grouper aggregate bag limit.

SPECIES: Grouper - All other
SIZE LIMIT:None
CLOSED SEASON:None
DAILY REC. BAG LIMIT: Included within 5 per person per day Grouper aggregate bag limit.
REMARKS: Includes: Coney, Graysby, Misty, Red Hind, Rock Hind Snowy, Tiger, Yellowedge

Species: Hogfish
Size Limit: 12"fork
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 5 per person per day
Remarks: Restricted species. Gear restrictions apply. Contact nearest FMP.

Species: King-Mackerel
Size Limit: 24" fork
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 2 per person per day
Remarks: Bag limit in Gulf - Atlantic fishery reduced to 1 when federal waters are closed to all harvest. Call BME for details.

Species: Mackerel - Spanish
Size Limit: 12"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 15 per person per day
Remarks: Length is measured from tip of nose to rear center of tail. Transfer of Spanish Mackerel to other vessels is prohibited.

Species: Oysters
Size Limit: 3"
Closed Season: June, July, August in Dixie, Wakulla, Levy counties, July, August, September in all other areas.
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 2 bags per person or vessel, whichever is less per day, 1 Bag = 6-lbs or two 5 gal. buckets (wholein shell.)
Remarks: Apalachicola Bay has summer & winter seasons. Harvest from approved shellfish areas only. Call 1-877-304-4024 for allowable havesting areas.

Species: Permit
Size Limit: Not less than 10" or more than 20"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 10 per person per day aggregate of Permit & Pompano
Remarks: May possess one over 20" of either Permit or Pompano Gigging, spearing, snatching prohibited.
 

Species: Pompano
Size Limit: Not less than 10" or more than 20"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 10 per person per day aggregate of Permit & Pompano
Remarks: May possess one over 20" of either Permit or Pompano Gigging, spearing, snatching prohibited.

Species: Pompano - African
Size Limit: Not less than 24"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 2 fish per person or per vessel per day whichever is less.
Remarks: Hook & line gear only.

Species: Red Drum (redfish)
Size Limit: Not less than 18" or more than 27"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 1 per person per day
Remarks: Gigging, spearing, snatching prohibited, Illegal to buy or sell native Red Drum.

Species: Red Porgy
Size Limit: 14" on Atlantic Coast
Closed Season: Atlantic Red Porgy closed until further notice
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 5 per person per day Atlantic
Remarks:Atlantic Red Porgy closed until further notice

Species: Scallops - Bay
Size Limit: none
Closed Season: September 11- June 30
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 2 gallons whole or 1 pint meat per person, no more than 10 gal. whole or 1/2 gal. cleaned per vessal anytime.
Remarks: Harvest allowed only in state waters of the Gulf of Mexico norht of latitude 29 degrees. 17 minutes and 02 seconds north (from the south bank of the mouth of the Suwannee River to near channel marker 21 westward to the outer limits of state waters)

Species: Sea Bass
Size Limit: 10"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 20 per person per day - Atlantic
Remarks:

Species: Shad
Size Limit: none
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 10 aggregate per person per day
Remarks: American, Alabama, and Hickory are part of aggregate limit. Hook and line gear only

Species: Shark
Size Limit: none
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 1 per person /2 per vessel whichever is less
Remarks: Practice of finning and filleting at sea prohibited. Sea list below for protected species.

Species: Sheepshead
Size Limit: 12"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 15 per person per day
Remarks: Sheephead may not be harvested by a gig. Must remain in whole condition until landed ashore. Restricted species. Gear restrictions apply. Contact nearest FMP

Species: Shrimp
Size Limit: none
Closed Season: April & May closed to Naussau, Duval, St. Johns, Putnam, Flagler, & Clay counties
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 5 gallons heads on per person or per vessel per day, whichever is less
Remarks: Must be landed in a whole condition.
Contact BME for closed areas.

Species: Snapper - Black & Wenchman
Size Limit:None
Closed Season:None
Daily Rec. Bag Limit: Included with 10 per person per day Snapper Aggregate bag limit.
Remarks:

Species: Cubera Snapper
Size Limit: Not less than 12" or more than 30"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 10 per person per day, snapper aggregte bag limit if under 30"
Remarks: Allowed 2 Cubera Snapper over 30" per person or vessel per day which ever is less. 30" or larger not included within the Snapper aggregate bag limit

Species: Snapper Gray (Mangrove
Size Limit: 10"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 5 per person per day
Remarks: Included within 10 per person per day Snapper aggregate bag limit.

Species: Snapper - Lane
Size Limit: 8"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: Included within 10 per person per day Snapper aggregate bag limit if harvested from Atlantic
Remarks: Lane Snapper harvested in Gulf of Mexico not subject to aggregate bag limit.

Species: Snapper - Mutton
Size Limit: 16"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: Included within 10 per person per day Snappr aggregate bag limit
Remarks:

Species: Snapper -Red
Size Limit: 16" Gulf, 20" Atlantic
Closed Season: Closed Nov. 1 - April 14 Gulf Only
Daily Rec.Bag Limit:2 per person per day Atlantic 4 per person per day Gulf
Remarks: Included within 10 per person per day Snapper aggregate bag limit.

Species: Snapper - Schoolmaster
Size Limit: 10"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 10 per person per day, Included within 10 per person per day Snapper aggregate bag limit.
Remarks:

Species: Vermilion Snapper
Size Limit: 10"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: Included within 10 per person per day Snapper aggregate bag limit if harvested from Atlantic.
Remarks: Vermilion Snapper harvested fro the Gulf of Mexico not included within the aggregate bag limit.

Species: Snapper - All Other
Size Limit: 12"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: Included within 10 per person per day Snapper aggregate bag limit.
Remarks: Includes Blackfin, Dog, Mahogany, Queen, Silk and Yellowtail.

Species: Snook (All species)
Size Limit: Not less than 26" or more than 34"
Closed Season: Dec. 15 - Jan 31 of each year & June, July & Aug.
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 2 per person per day
Remarks: Illegal to possess more than one over 34". Illegal to buy, or sell. Snook permit required when saltwater license required. State regulations apply in federal waters.

Species: Spotted Sea Trout
Size Limit: Not less than 15" or more than 20" (statewide) except One fish over 20: per person
Closed Season: NE and NW regions - February, S region - November and December
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: NE and NW regions - 5 per person per day, S regions - 4 pr person per day.
Remarks:* See region definitions below

Species: Tarpon
Size Limit:none
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 2 fish possession limit
Remarks: Illegel to buy or sell - requires $50 tarpon tag to possess or harvest.

Species: Tripletail
Size Limit: 15"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 2 per person per day
Remarks: Hook and line gear only. (No Snatch Hooks).

Species: Weakfish
Size Limit: 12"
Closed Season: none
Daily Rec.Bag Limit: 4 per person per day
Remarks:

ORNAMENTAL TROPICAL FISH/PLANTS

Minimum Size Limit (Total Length) Spanish Hogfish 2" Spotfin Hogfish 3" Porkfihs 1 1/2"

Maximum Size Limit (Total Length): Angelfish (except rock beauty)8"/ Butterflyfish, Jawfish 4"/Rock Beauty 5"/ Gobies 2"/ Spanish Hogfish 8"/ Spotfin Hogfish 8"/

Bag Limit:

Fishes/Invertebrates: 20 per person per day. No more than 5 Angelfish and no more than 6 Octocoral colonies.
Plants: 1 gallon per person per day

Live landing and live well requirements. Harvest in Biscayne National Park and John Pennekamp State Park prohibited. Unlawful to harvest or possess Longspine Urchin, Florida ,Queen Conch ,Hard and Fire Corals, Sea Fans and Bahama Starfish. Harvest of live rock in state waters is prohibited.

PROTECTED SPECIES

It is unlawful to harvest, possess, land, purchase sell or exchange the following species: Nassau Grouper, Jewfish, Sawfish, Basking Shark, Whale Shark, Spotted Eagle Ray, Sturgeon, White Shark, Sand Tiger Shark, Bigeye Sand Tiger Shark, Manta Ray

Northeast Region - means all state waters lying north of the Falgler-Volusia County Line to the Florida - Georgia border, and adjacent federal Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) waters.
Northweast Region - means all state waters lying north and west of a line running duew west from the westermost point of Fred Howard Park Causeway (28E9.350'N 82E48.398'W)which is approximately 1.17 nautical miles south of the Pasco Pinellas County Line to the Florida - Alabama border, and adjacent federal EEZ waters.
South Region - means state waters lying between the Flagler - Volusia County Line on h t Atlantic Ocean and the southern boundary of the the Northwest Region on hte Gulf of Mexico in Pinellas County an adjacent federal EEZ waters.

Since local regulations governing the taking of saltwater products may exist, you should contact the Florida Marine Patrol (FMP) Field Office nearest the location where you will be engaging in these activities.

This publication is a brief summary of regulations governing the taking of saltwater species in Florida for personal use. It is not intended or designed to provide specific information on commercial harvesting of these species. The failure to include complete laws, rules and regulations in this summary does not relieve persons from abiding by those laws, rules or regulations. State waters extend to 3 nautical miles on the Atlantic and 9 nautical miles on the Gulf. Federal rules apply beyond state waters. For species that do not have an established bag limit, more than 100 pounds or 2 fish per person per day (whichever is greater), is considered commercial quantities. A saltwater products license and commercial vessel registration is required to harvest commercial quantities of unregulated species.