If a fishing regulation specifies “1 Per Vessel”, can you still catch and keep that fish from shore?
If a fishing regulation specifies “1 Per Vessel”, can you still catch and keep that fish from shore?
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TheCarm on
theres usually entirely diff rules for fishing for sharks from shore. In florida you need to take a course and have a separate license
Witty-Stand888 on
You can’t get off the boat and finish catching it if that’s what you are asking.
mrog297 on
You need a different license in Florida. It doesn’t cost you anything and this supplemental to your saltwater fishing license. You have to take a course, a test and pass a quiz.
Even if there is some sort of exploitable loophole my next question is “why use it?” With limits like that, there is a serious reason. While yes FL has more then ample sharks, that only applies to certain species in certain places. I’ve caught many black-tips (accidently) while surf fishing and even landed a small hammerhead down in Port St Joe in that lil hidden channel out in the bay. I always release them as safely as possible even if it mean risking a digit or two. Sharks are seriously important to the fisheries in regards to balance of species. I live in the Panhandle. (If you can’t tell lol) we have a tremendous amount of sharks up here. A large chunk of them are tiger sharks and bull sharks. The two species with some of the worst reputations in regards to human relations. Thankfully it stays balanced out because we have an equally healthy population of black tips, thrashers, lemons, nurse, hammerhead, etc. If one or two species became over fished, I don’t even want to imagine what getting in our waters would be like. Destin already is a global hot spot for shark bites and that’s with a balanced population….
TheJTRstudios on
Hey just to clarify, I’m in south carolina. I’m not trying to find “loop holes” or “exploits”. I just used sharks as an example. If the law states “1 per vessel” are you required to be on a boat to keep that fish? Thanks.
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theres usually entirely diff rules for fishing for sharks from shore. In florida you need to take a course and have a separate license
You can’t get off the boat and finish catching it if that’s what you are asking.
You need a different license in Florida. It doesn’t cost you anything and this supplemental to your saltwater fishing license. You have to take a course, a test and pass a quiz.
https://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/sharks/#:~:text=NOAA%20Fisheries%20release-,Shore%2Dbased%20Shark%20Fishing,at%20MyFWC.com%2FSharkCourse.
What is the label at the top of that column?
Even if there is some sort of exploitable loophole my next question is “why use it?” With limits like that, there is a serious reason. While yes FL has more then ample sharks, that only applies to certain species in certain places. I’ve caught many black-tips (accidently) while surf fishing and even landed a small hammerhead down in Port St Joe in that lil hidden channel out in the bay. I always release them as safely as possible even if it mean risking a digit or two. Sharks are seriously important to the fisheries in regards to balance of species. I live in the Panhandle. (If you can’t tell lol) we have a tremendous amount of sharks up here. A large chunk of them are tiger sharks and bull sharks. The two species with some of the worst reputations in regards to human relations. Thankfully it stays balanced out because we have an equally healthy population of black tips, thrashers, lemons, nurse, hammerhead, etc. If one or two species became over fished, I don’t even want to imagine what getting in our waters would be like. Destin already is a global hot spot for shark bites and that’s with a balanced population….
Hey just to clarify, I’m in south carolina. I’m not trying to find “loop holes” or “exploits”. I just used sharks as an example. If the law states “1 per vessel” are you required to be on a boat to keep that fish? Thanks.