Several changes to black sea bass regulations in Florida's Atlantic state waters went into effect this week. These changes were made by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at its Dec. 5 meeting.
Changes include:
Black sea bass populations in the Atlantic are improving but are undergoing overfishing, says state and federal agencies. Federal fishery managers made several recent changes to Atlantic black sea bass populations. The FWC-approved changes will align state regs with most current federal regulations for black sea bass.