| | State Coastal Waters
(Internal and 0-3 Miles) | Exclusive Economic Zone EEZ
(3-200 miles) |
Finfish Species
(note symbols, pg.2) | Minimum Length | Bag Limits
(Per Person) | Minimum Length | Bag Limits
(Per Person) |
Alewife and
blueback herring | UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS | UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS |
| 28" FL | 1/Day | 28" FL | 1/Day |
| (A) | (A) | UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS |
| None | 15/Day
Only 5 greater than 24" TL | None | 15/Day |
| Cobia (M) | 36” FL | 1/Day; or 4/vessel if more than 4 people on board | UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS |
| None | 10/Day | None | 10/Day |
Drum, black | 14"-25" TL (C) | 10/Day | 14"-25" TL (C) | 10/Day |
Drum, red  (Channel bass, puppy drum) | 18-27" TL (C) | 1/Day | UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS |
| 9" TL | 25/Day | 9" TL | 25/Day |
| 15" TL | 4/Day | 15" TL | 4/Day |
| UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS
SHALLOW WATER GROUPER
JAN. 1 THROUGH APRIL 30
(SEE NOTE J) | UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS
SHALLOW WATER GROUPER
JAN. 1 THROUGH APRIL 30
(SEE NOTE J) |
Grouper
Red, scamp, yellowfin, yellowmouth grouper and tilefish (no size limit on tilefish) | 20" TL | 3/Day (all grouper combined; includes 1 golden tilefish and no more than 1 black or gag grouper, individual or combined)
(J) & (K) | 20" TL | 3/Day (all grouper combined; includes 1 golden tilefish and no more than 1 black or gag grouper, individual or combined)
(J) & (K) |
| 24" TL | 1/Day (See above) | 24" TL | 1/Day
(See above) |
| 1/vessel/day (included in 3 grouper aggregate)
Harvest allowed May 1 through Aug. 31 | 1/vessel/day (included in 3 grouper aggregate)
Harvest allowed May 1 through Aug. 31 |
Hogfish
(Hog snapper) ( I) | 12" FL | 5/Day | 12" FL | 5/Day |
| 24" FL | 3/Day | 24" FL | 3/Day |
| 12" FL | 15/Day | 12" FL | 15/Day |
| 99" LJFL | 1/vessel/trip either Blue or White Marlin | 99" LJFL | State rules apply when landing |
| 66" LJFL | 1/vessel/trip either Blue or White Marlin | 66" LJFL | State rules apply when landing |
Mullet
(Striped and white) | None | 200/Day
(species combined) | None | |
Porgy, red
(Silver snapper, pinky) | 14" TL | 3/Day | 14" TL | 3/Day |
| 63" LJFL | 1/Day | 63" LJFL | |
Scup
(North of Cape Hatteras only) | 8” TL | 50/Day | 9” TL | 50/Day |
| 14” TL | 4/Day | 14” TL | 4/Day |
Sea bass, black
(North of Cape Hatteras) (D) | 12 ½” TL | 15/Day | 12 ½” TL | 15/Day |
Sea bass, black
(South of Cape Hatteras) | 13" TL | 7/Day | 13" TL | 7/Day |
| None | (O) | UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS |
| None | (O) | None | 10/Day |
Sharks ( E, I, L)
(excluding smoothhound sharks (smooth dogfish) and spiny dogfish) | (E, I, L) | 1/Vessel/Day | (E, I, L) | 1/Vessel/Day |
| None | (E) | None | (E) |
Sheepshead | 10” FL | 10/Day | State rules apply when landing | State rules apply
when landing |
| N/A | 20/Day | N/A | 20/Day |
Snappers:
Gray, cubera, queen, yellowtail, silk and blackfin | 12" TL | 10/Day
(Species combined) | 12" TL | 10/Day
(Species combined) |
Snapper, mutton | 16" TL | See Above | 16" TL | See Above |
Snapper, lane | 8" TL | See Above | 8" TL | See Above |
Snapper, red | UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS | UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS |
| 12" TL | 5/Day | 12" TL | 5/Day |
Tarpon | None | 1/Day | None | 1/Day |
| Yellowfin 27" CFL
Bigeye 27" CFL | Bigeye and Yellowfin 3 per day | Bigeye and Yellowfin tuna
27" CFL | Yellowfin Tuna
3 per day |
| None | 2/Day | None | 2/Day |
| 12" TL | 1/Day | 12" TL | State rules apply when landing |
| None | 1/Vessel/Day | None
| 1/Vessel/Day |
