Gag grouper
Gag grouper closes to recreational harvest in most Gulf of Mexico Florida State waters Dec. 4, with the last day of harvest being Dec. 3.
All Gulf Federal waters will close Dec. 3, with the last day of the season being Dec. 2.
State waters off Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties were open from April 1 through June 30 and were not open during the July 1 through Dec. 3 season. Monroe County is also excluded because it follows Atlantic rules for gag grouper.
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The FWC manages marine fish from the shore to 9 nautical miles in the Gulf of Mexico.
These closures are an effort to help rebuild gag grouper populations in the Gulf of Mexico back to strong sustainable levels.
