Florida's recreational and commercial spiny lobster season opens Aug. 6
FWC photo of angler displaying 3 spiny lobsters.
The 2022 recreational and commercial spiny lobster season starts Aug. 6, 2022 and runs through March 31, 2023.
Learn about bag limits, size limits, where to harvest, and other regulations here: myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/lobster. If you plan to lobster in the Florida Keys, another great resource is the Monroe County Tourist Development Council website KeysLobsterSeason.com. Don’t forget to get your license and spiny lobster permit at GoOutdoorsFlorida.com.
If you’re looking for an app that lists up-to-date Florida saltwater fishing regulations, you can find them on the Fish Rules app. Learn more at FishRulesApp.com or follow Fish Rules on social at Instagram.com/FishRulesApp or Facebook.com/FishRulesApp.
Be safe when diving for lobster:
• Wear a life jacket when underway and do not drink and boat.
• When lobstering in open water, divers should stay within 300 feet of a properly displayed divers-down flag or device and within 100 feet of a properly displayed divers-down flag or device if near an inlet or navigation channel.
• Boat operators traveling within 300 feet of a divers-down flag or device in open water or within 100 feet of one on an inlet or navigational channel must slow to idle speed.
For information on boating regulations visit myfwc.com/boating/regulations.
If bully netting this season, please keep lights directed toward the water and avoid shining them at houses or people along the shoreline. Please also be considerate of others by keeping sound levels low when near shoreline residences.