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Rule Title: Recreational Snapper Seasons
Department: FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION    Add to MyFLRules Favorites
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Division: Marine Fisheries
Chapter: REEF FISH

Latest version of the final adopted rule presented in Florida Administrative Code (FAC):

VIEW_RULE Effective Date: 5/5/2024
History Notes: Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 10-20-98, Formerly 46-14.0038, Amended 12-30-99, 3-12-09, 8-7-09, 10-16-09, 6-4-10, 10-8-10, 7-22-11, 7-6-12, 5-31-13, 10-31-13, 5-24-14, 5-23-15, 5-7-16, 5-23-17, 4-1-20, 5-5-24.
References in this version: No reference(s).
History of this Rule since Jan. 6, 2006
Notice /
Adopted
Section Description ID Publish
Date
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68B-14.0038
Recreational Snapper Seasons 28269212 Effective:
05/05/2024
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is clarifying possession restrictions within the closed fishing season for Atlantic blueline tilefish, Atlantic hogfish, and Gulf red snapper. Presently, only .... 28091120 2/27/2024
Vol. 50/40
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68B-14.0038
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The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments to clarify harvest restrictions during the closed season for Atlantic blueline tilefish, Atlantic hogfish and Gulf red snapper. .... 27952410 1/17/2024
Vol. 50/11
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68B-14.0038
Recreational Snapper Seasons 23024907 Effective:
04/01/2020
View Text Proposed
68B-14.001
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (Commission) is considering changes to state Gulf red snapper regulations based on recent federal regulation changes. The U.S. Secretary of Commerce recently approved .... 22876982 1/30/2020
Vol. 46/20
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68B-14.001
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The National Marine Fisheries Service recently approved action that would delegate authority to each of the Gulf states to manage harvest of red snapper by private recreational anglers in federal waters off their state. .... 22686183 12/9/2019
Vol. 45/237
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68B-14.001
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The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for reef fish in the 2019 calendar year as a result of stock assessments, federal regulatory actions or other management or enforcement .... 21429451 1/23/2019
Vol. 45/15
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68B-14.001
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The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for reef fish in the 2018 calendar year resulting from stock assessments, federal regulatory actions or other management or enforcement .... 20078144 2/16/2018
Vol. 44/33
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68B-14.0038
Recreational Snapper Seasons 18944214 Effective:
05/23/2017
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The Commission is considering changes to state regulations that would modify the recreational harvest season for red snapper in state waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The season would first open for Saturdays and Sundays in .... 18716070 3/13/2017
Vol. 43/49
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68B-14.001
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The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for reef fish in the 2017 calendar year as a result of stock assessments, federal regulatory actions or other management or enforcement .... 18448835 1/5/2017
Vol. 43/03
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Recreational Snapper Seasons 17466322 Effective:
05/07/2016
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68B-14.0038
The Commission is considering changes to state regulations that would set a 78-day recreational harvest season for red snapper in state waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The season would first open for Saturdays and Sundays .... 17283671 3/15/2016
Vol. 42/51
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68B-14.001
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The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for reef fish in the 2016 calendar year as a result of stock assessments, federal regulatory actions or other management or enforcement .... 17014787 1/11/2016
Vol. 42/06
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Recreational Snapper Seasons 15986878 Effective:
05/23/2015
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68B-14.0038
The Commission is considering changes to state regulations that would set the recreational harvest season for red snapper in state waters of the Gulf of Mexico to be the Saturday before Memorial Day (May 23 for 2015) through .... 15807428 3/19/2015
Vol. 41/54
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The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for reef fish in the 2015 calendar year as a result of stock assessments, federal regulatory actions or other management or enforcement .... 15510899 1/8/2015
Vol. 41/05
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Recreational Snapper Seasons 14620633 Effective:
05/24/2014
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The Commission is considering changes to state regulations that would set the recreational harvest season for red snapper in state waters of the Gulf of Mexico to be the Saturday before Memorial Day (May 24 for 2014) through .... 14235349 2/28/2014
Vol. 40/41
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68B-14.001
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The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for reef fish in the 2014 calendar year as a result of stock assessments, federal regulatory actions or other management or enforcement .... 14006041 1/8/2014
Vol. 40/05
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Recreational Snapper Seasons 13774987 Effective:
10/31/2013
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68B-14.0038
A federal stock assessment update completed in 2012 showed that vermilion snapper are not overfished or undergoing overfishing. As a result, the November through March recreational closed season in Atlantic federal waters .... 13653931 10/9/2013
Vol. 39/197
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Recreational Snapper Seasons 12970760 Effective:
05/22/2013
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The Commission is considering changes to state regulations that would set the recreational harvest season for red snapper in state waters of the Gulf of Mexico to be July 1 through July 14. The purpose of this rule is to .... 12810516 3/27/2013
Vol. 39/60
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The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for reef fish in the 2013 calendar year as a result of stock assessments, federal regulatory actions or other management or enforcement .... 12419800 12/28/2012
Vol. 38/99
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Recreational Snapper Seasons 11762140 Effective:
07/06/2012
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The purpose of this draft rule amendment is to achieve consistency between the Commission’s Reef Fish Rule on the recreational season for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico and rules that NOAA Fisheries Service plans to implement .... 11574639 6/8/2012
Vol. 38/23
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The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule changes for reef fish in the 2012 calendar year as a result of stock assessments, federal regulatory actions or other management or enforcement .... 10822986 12/22/2011
Vol. 37/51
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Recreational Snapper Seasons 10261356 Effective:
07/22/2011
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The purpose of this draft rule amendment is to achieve consistency between the Commission’s Reef Fish Rule on the recreational season for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico and rules that are planned to be implemented by .... 10053291 7/1/2011
Vol. 37/26
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The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule changes for reef fish in the 2011 calendar year as a result of stock assessments, federal regulatory actions or other management or enforcement .... 9502525 12/23/2010
Vol. 36/51
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Recreational Snapper Seasons 9278358 Effective:
10/08/2010
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The purpose of this rule amendment is to modify the Commission’s Reef Fish Rule to become consistent with federal recreational reef fish regulations for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. The most recent red snapper stock .... 9137611 9/17/2010
Vol. 36/37
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Recreational Snapper Seasons 8776189 Effective:
06/04/2010
View Text Proposed
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The purpose of these rule amendments is to modify the Commission’s Reef Fish Rule to become consistent with federal recreational reef fish regulations for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. The most recent red snapper stock .... 8637867 5/14/2010
Vol. 36/19
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68B-14.001
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The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule changes for reef fish in the 2010 calendar year as a result of stock assessments, federal regulatory actions or other management or enforcement .... 8224938 2/5/2010
Vol. 36/05
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Recreational Snapper Seasons 7860412 Effective:
10/16/2009
View Text Proposed
68B-14.0036
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The purpose of these rule amendments is to modify the Commission’s Reef Fish Rule to become consistent with federal recreational reef fish regulations for vermilion snapper in the South Atlantic. Based on federally established .... 7680380 9/25/2009
Vol. 35/38
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Recreational Snapper Seasons 7517420 Effective:
08/07/2009
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The purpose of this rule amendment is to modify the Commission’s Reef Fish Rule to become consistent with federal recreational reef fish regulations for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. Based on federally established benchmarks, .... 7363481 7/17/2009
Vol. 35/28
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Recreational Red Snapper Season 6851224 Effective:
03/12/2009
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68B-14.001
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The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule changes for reef fish in the 2009 calendar year as a result of stock assessments, federal regulatory actions or other management or enforcement .... 6724154 2/6/2009
Vol. 35/05
View Text Proposed
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The purpose of these rule amendments is to modify the Commission’s Reef Fish Rule to become consistent with federal reef fish regulations for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. Based on federally established benchmarks, .... 6583019 12/31/2008
Vol. 34/53
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The purpose of these rule amendments is to modify the Commission’s Reef Fish Rule to become consistent with federal reef fish regulations for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. Based on federally established benchmarks, .... 6532482 12/24/2008
Vol. 34/52
View Text Withdrawal
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Recreational Red Snapper Season 5262752 2/22/2008
Vol. 34/08
View Text Proposed
68B-14.0035
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The purpose of these rule amendments is to modify the Commission’s Reef Fish rules to become consistent with federal reef fish regulations for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. Based on federally established benchmarks, .... 5033832 1/4/2008
Vol. 34/01
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68B-14.0035
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The purpose of these rule amendments is to modify the Commission’s Reef Fish Rule to become consistent with federal reef fish regulations for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. Based on federally established benchmarks, .... 5010164 12/21/2007
Vol. 33/51
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Recreational Red Snapper Season 2607862 Effective:
12/30/1999