Florida Statutes Part II - Marine Life (Ss. 379.2401-379.26)

• 379.2401 - Marine Fisheries; Policy And Standards.
  (1) The Legislature hereby declares the policy of the state to be management and preservation of its renewable marine fishery resources, based upon the best available...
• 379.2402 - Marine Information System.
  The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall establish by rule a marine information system in conjunction with the licensing program to gather marine fisheries data.History.—s....
• 379.2411 - Saltwater Fish; Regulations.
  (1) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is authorized to establish weight equivalencies when minimum lengths of saltwater fish are established by law, in those cases...
• 379.2412 - State Preemption Of Power To Regulate.
  The power to regulate the taking or possession of saltwater fish, as defined in s. 379.101, is expressly reserved to the state. This section does...
• 379.2413 - Catching Food Fish For The Purposes Of Making Oil.
  No person shall take any food fish from the waters under the jurisdiction of the state for the purpose of making oil, fertilizer, or compost...
• 379.2421 - Fishers And Equipment; Regulation.
  (1) ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF SEINES AND NETS.—No person may have in his or her custody or possession in any county of this state any fishing seine...
• 379.2422 - Illegal Use Of Nets.
  (1) It is unlawful to take or harvest, or to attempt to take or harvest, any marine life in Florida waters with any net that is...
• 379.2423 - Carriage Of Proscribed Nets Across Florida Waters.
  (1) This section applies to all vessels containing or otherwise transporting in or on Florida waters any gill net or other entangling net and to all...
• 379.2424 - Retrieval Of Spiny Lobster, Stone Crab, Blue Crab, And Black Sea Bass Traps During Closed Season; Commission Authority.
  The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is authorized to implement a trap retrieval program for retrieval of spiny lobster, stone crab, blue crab, and black...
• 379.2425 - Spearfishing; Definition; Limitations; Penalty.
  (1) For the purposes of this section, “spearfishing” means the taking of any saltwater fish through the instrumentality of a spear, gig, or lance operated by...
• 379.2431 - Marine Animals; Regulation.
  (1) PROTECTION OF MARINE TURTLES.—(a) This subsection may be cited as the “Marine Turtle Protection Act.”(b) The Legislature intends, pursuant to the provisions of this subsection, to ensure...
• 379.2432 - Manatee Protection; Intent; Conduct Of Studies; Initiatives And Plans.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission request the necessary funding and staffing through a general revenue budget request to ensure that...
• 379.2433 - Enhanced Manatee Protection Study.
  (1) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall implement and administer an enhanced manatee protection study designed to increase knowledge of the factors that determine the...
• 379.244 - Crustacea, Marine Animals, Fish; Regulations; General Provisions.
  (1) OWNERSHIP OF FISH, SPONGES, ETC.—All fish, shellfish, sponges, oysters, clams, and crustacea found within the rivers, creeks, canals, lakes, bayous, lagoons, bays, sounds, inlets, and...
• 379.245 - Spiny Lobster Reports By Dealers During Closed Season Required.
  (1) Within 3 days after the commencement of the closed season for the taking of spiny lobster, each and every seafood dealer, either retail or wholesale,...
• 379.246 - Tortugas Shrimp Beds; Gifted And Loan Property.
  (1) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is authorized to take title in the name of the state to any vessel or vessels suitable for use...
• 379.247 - Regulation Of Shrimp Fishing; Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, Flagler, And St. Johns Counties.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.—When used in this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(a) “Inland waters” means all creeks, rivers, bayous, bays, inlets, and canals.(b) “Sample” means one or more...
• 379.248 - Sponges; Regulation.
  (1) NONRESIDENT LICENSE; SPONGE FISHING.—Any nonresident of the state, who desires to engage in the business or occupation of sponge fishing, either for that person or...
• 379.249 - Artificial Reef Program; Grants And Financial And Technical Assistance To Local Governments.
  (1) An artificial reef program is created within the commission to enhance saltwater opportunities and to promote proper management of fisheries resources associated with artificial reefs...
• 379.2495 - Florida Ships-2-reefs Program; Matching Grant Requirements.
  (1) The commission is authorized to establish the Florida Ships-2-Reefs Program, a matching grant program, for the securing and placement of United States Maritime Administration (MARAD)...
• 379.25 - Sale Of Unlawfully Landed Product; Jurisdiction.
  It is unlawful for any person to bring to port, sell, or offer to sell any saltwater life landed in violation of the provisions of...
• 379.2511 - Lease Of State-owned Water Bottoms For Growing Oysters And Clams.
  Effective July 1, 1988, persons wishing to lease state-owned water bottoms for the purpose of growing oysters and clams shall no longer be required to...
• 379.2512 - Oyster Bottom Land Grants Made Pursuant To Ch. 3293.
  (1) All grants previously issued by the several boards of county commissioners under the authority of chapter 3293, 1881, Laws of Florida, shall be subject to...
• 379.2521 - Rulemaking Authority With Respect To Marine Life.
  Marine aquaculture producers shall be regulated by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall adopt rules, by March...
• 379.2522 - Oysters Produced In And Outside State; Labeling; Tracing; Rules.
  (1) No wholesale or retail dealer, as defined in s. 379.362(1), shall sell any oysters produced outside this state unless they are labeled as such, or...
• 379.2523 - Aquaculture Definitions; Marine Aquaculture Products, Producers, And Facilities.
  (1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Marine aquaculture facility” means a facility built and operated for the purpose of producing marine aquaculture products. Marine aquaculture...
• 379.2524 - Commercial Production Of Sturgeon.
  (1) INTENT.—The Legislature finds and declares that there is a need to encourage the continuation and advancement of work being done on aquaculture sturgeon production in...
• 379.2525 - Noncultured Shellfish Harvesting.
  (1) PROTECTION OF SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS.—(a) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall assist in protecting shellfish aquaculture products produced on leased or granted reefs in the...
• 379.26 - Illegal Importation Or Possession Of Nonindigenous Marine Plants And Animals; Rules And Regulations.
  (1) It is unlawful to import or possess any marine plant or marine animal, not native to the state, which, due to the stimulating effect of...

Last modified: September 23, 2016