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The most important lobster species on the West Coast of the United States is the California spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus. [16] Recreational lobster fishers in California must abide by a legal catch limit of seven lobsters per day and a minimum body length of 3.25 inches (83 mm), measured from the eye socket to the edge of the carapace ...
Florida’s lobster miniseason ran from July 27-28, 2022. Of the 18, one was for having 17 more lobsters than the legal limits, with 13 of the lobsters undersized.
In Florida, there is a season where the spiny lobster may be taken, usually from the beginning of August to the end of March, to protect the species during its main breeding season. A special "mini season" a few days before the start of the regular lobster season gives recreational divers a "head start" in catching them.
It kicks off with a free lobster hunting seminar by Jim “Chiefy” Mathie from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Plunge Beach Resort. That is followed by a miniseason kickoff party from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
This includes the failure of the Secretary of Commerce, acting through NOAA, to require regulations that minimize catches of non-target species (referred to as "bycatch") or to ban discarding at sea undersized or unwanted catches of target species, and to hold accountable regional councils that don't enforce or implement fisheries management ...
The bag limit for spiny lobsters during the regular season is 6 per day per person. But during this two-day mini-season (and the extra day on July 14 added this year) the bag limit is doubled to 12.
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