Shark Bag & Length Limits
Valid Sep. 1, 2021 through Aug. 31, 2022.
- Daily Bag:
- 1 (in any allowable combination) - Special regulation: The daily bag limit is one fish for all allowable shark species including Atlantic sharpnose, blacktip and bonnethead.
Non-offset, non-stainless steel circle hooks MUST be used when fishing for sharks in state waters.
See Shark Limits and Identification for identification tips.
Atlantic sharpnose
- Min Length:
- 24 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Blacktip
- Min Length:
- 24 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Bonnethead
- Min Length:
- 24 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Hammerhead (smooth, great, scalloped)
- Min Length:
- 99 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Other allowable shark species
- Min Length:
- 64 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Prohibited shark species
Atlantic angel, Basking, Bigeye sand tiger, Bigeye sixgill, Bigeye thresher, Bignose, Caribbean reef, Caribbean sharpnose, Dusky, Galapagos, Longfin mako, Narrowtooth, Night, Oceanic Whitetip, Sandbar, Sand tiger, Sevengill, Silky, Sixgill, Smalltail, Whale, and White.
- Daily Bag:
- 0 (catch and release only)
Non-offset, non-stainless steel circle hooks MUST be used when fishing for sharks in state waters.
See Shark Limits and Identification for identification tips.
Bag and length limits apply to listed saltwater species. There are no bag, possession, or length limits on game or nongame fish, except as listed in this guide. See definitions of daily bag and possession limits.
For freshwater finfish species caught in the public salt waters of this state, statewide freshwater limits apply.