Rule: 68B-14.0042

Rule Title: Recreational Hogfish Season

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Marine Fisheries

Chapter:

REEF FISH

Latest version of the final adopted rule presented in Florida Administrative Code (FAC):

Effective Date:

5/5/2024

History Notes:

Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 8-24-17, Amended 7-1-19, 5-5-24.

References in this version:

No reference(s).

History of this Rule since Jan. 6, 2006

Notice /

Adopted

Section

Description

Publish

Date

Workshop

68B-14.001

......

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is holding a series of public workshops to gather input on the management of the recreational ....

October 6-21, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (EDT)

Details on public workshop locations included below for each ....

9/19/2025

Vol. 51/183

Final

68B-14.0042

Recreational Hogfish Season

Effective:

05/05/2024

Proposed

68B-14.0038

......

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is clarifying possession restrictions within the closed fishing season for Atlantic blueline tilefish, Atlantic hogfish, and Gulf red snapper. Presently, only ....

2/27/2024

Vol. 50/40

Development

68B-14.0038

......

The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments to clarify harvest restrictions during the closed season for Atlantic blueline tilefish, Atlantic hogfish and Gulf red snapper. ....

1/17/2024

Vol. 50/11

Final

68B-14.0042

Recreational Hogfish Season

Effective:

07/01/2019

Proposed

68B-14.001

......

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (Commission) is considering several changes to state reef fish regulations based on stakeholder input. The purpose of these rule amendments is to update reef fish regulations ....

5/7/2019

Vol. 45/89

Development

68B-14.001

......

The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for reef fish in the 2019 calendar year as a result of stock assessments, federal regulatory actions or other management or enforcement ....

1/23/2019

Vol. 45/15

Development

68B-14.001

......

The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for reef fish in the 2018 calendar year resulting from stock assessments, federal regulatory actions or other management or enforcement ....

2/16/2018

Vol. 44/33

Final

68B-14.0042

Recreational Hogfish Season

Effective:

08/24/2017

Proposed

68B-14.0035

......

This federal consistency action would modify existing reef fish regulations for hogfish to be consistent with proposed regulations in Atlantic and Gulf federal waters. Specifically, it would set a new management boundary ....

7/28/2017

Vol. 43/146

Development

68B-14.0042

The most recent hogfish stock assessment found the Keys/East Florida stock of hogfish is overfished and undergoing overfishing. Federal law requires the Council to implement regulations to end overfishing and to rebuild ....

10/12/2016

Vol. 42/199