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Permit/Pompano spawning season closes April 1 in south Florida, reopens August 1
Sports, Wildlife  |  Fri - March 29, 2024 12:11 am  |  Article Hits:267  |  A+ | a-
FWC sketch of Florida and African Pompano and Permit.
FWC sketch of Florida and African Pompano and Permit.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)

The spawning season will close inside the Special Permit Zone, beginning April 1, 2024; Permit will reopen inside the Special Permit Zone on August 1, 2024. 

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. 

For more information on recreational permit regulations for Florida Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus, African Pompano (Alectis ciliaris) and Permit (Trachinotus falcatus), visit 
MyFWC.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/permit.
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