March 28, 2025

The spawning season closure for permit (Trachinotus falcatus) inside the Special Permit Zone in south Florida starts April 1, 2025. 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 will reopen inside the Special Permit Zone on August 1, 2025.

Learn more information on recreational permit regulations.