Permit spawning season inside Florida's Special Permit Zone to close April 1 and reopen August 1
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FWC sketch of  permit.
FWC sketch of permit.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)

The spawning season closure for permit (trachinotus falcatus)inside the Special Permit Zone in south Florida starts April 1, 2023. 

This closure includes all state and federal waters south of Cape Sable on the Gulf coast, and south of Cape Florida on the Atlantic coast including all of the Florida Keys and Biscayne Bay south of Rickenbacker Causeway.

Permit season will reopen inside the Special Permit Zone on August 1, 2023.

For more information on recreational permit regulations, visit myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/permit.

For more information about fishing, visit MyFWC.com/Fishing.
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