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Is.(located at Longitude 88 11.500). From March 15 through Labor Day, waters west of longitude 88º11’500” are open from 7:00 pm. Sunday to 12:00 noon Friday. From May 15 to October 2, all waters in the Gulf of Mexico east of Old Little Lagoon Pass to the Florida line are closed to gill nets, trammel nets, seines, haul seines, and other entangling nets. From January 1 through the day after Labor Day of each year, entangling nets are prohibited in certain waters in and around Dauphin Island. It is illegal to remove the roe or otherwise process roe mullet aboard any boat or vessel in Alabama. All nets must be constantly attended by the licensee, and no dead fish or other dead seafood may be discarded within three (3) miles of Gulf beaches, 500’ of any shoreline, or into any river, stream, bayou, or creek. It is illegal to use or possess a gill net, trammel, or other entangling net that do not have a two inch (2”) cork every five feet (5’) or a six inch (6”) buoy every fifty feet (50’) on the top line. SEAFOOD DEALER LICENSE All licenses expire September 30 of each year. Required of any person, firm, or corporation selling, brokering, trading, bartering, or processing any fresh or frozen seafood. To obtain a seafood dealer license, tax identification, proof of business license, and appropriate health permit are required (if applicable). License required for each place of business (“place of business” means a permanent structure on land or a vehicle from which seafood is sold or purchased if owner/operator does not have a licensed permanent structure.) Resident seafood dealer - $201.00 Nonresident seafood dealer - $401.00 or the same fee that is charged an Alabama resident in their state if Alabama residents are charged more than $401.00 SEAFOOD DEALER VEHICLE LICENSE Only holders of a valid Alabama seafood dealer license may purchase a seafood dealer vehicle license. Resident and nonresident - $101.00 per vehicle SEAFOOD REPORTING AND LANDING REGULATION Alabama Code requires that each and every person, firm, or corporation holding a seafood dealer’s license issued by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources or his or her authorized agent shall under oath make a monthly report to the MRD Director, on blanks provided for that purpose. All saltwater finfish commercially harvested in the state of Alabama, except those lawfully taken by purse seine, shall be landed in this state and reported through a properly licensed Alabama seafood dealer. Persons who are transporting commercially harvested saltwater finfish out of the state of Alabama must have in their possession proof that said finfish were first landed and reported to a licensed Alabama seafood dealer. Commercially harvested living marine products other than saltwater finfish taken from Alabama waters including, but not limited to oysters, crabs, shrimp, other marine invertebrates and live rock may be landed outside the state of Alabama provided the dealer to which products are sold provides to the MRD Director at monthly intervals the fisherman’s name; license or permit number; species purchased; volume and price paid for the product; date and area of harvest; trip and fishing time; proper vessel identification; type, quality, and size of gear used; applicable mesh size of gear used; and date of purchase – provided that if the dealer outside the state of Alabama to which produce was sold fails to report as required, it will be the responsibility of the fisherman who sold the product to provide to the MRD Director at monthly intervals the above required information. All motor vehicles, trailers, or semi-trailers transporting aquatic products for commercial purposes are required to exhibit the inscription “FISH” on the rear of the vehicle. The inscription shall read from left to right, be 10
attached or painted on the vehicle in block Arabic letters of good proportion in contrasting color, and be at least six inches (6”) in height. Commercial Size and Possession Limits SPECIES DAILY BAG POSSESSION MINIMUM LENGTH IN INCHES Red snapper 1,5 13 TL Cobia 2 33 FL Gag grouper 1,5 24 TL Black grouper 1,5 22 TL Red grouper 1,5 Yellowfin grouper 1,5 18 TL 20 TL Scamp 1,5 16 TL Florida pompano 3 12 TL Vermilion 10 TL snapper 5 Lane snapper 5 8 TL Gray snapper 5 12 TL Tripletail 3 16 TL King mackerel 5 24 TL Greater 36 FL amberjack 5 Mullet 2 25/ person or vessel Flounder 12 TL Gray triggerfish 5 12 TL All Sharks 3,4,5 No size limit MAXIMUM LENGTH IN INCHES 1 Commercial vessels which hold a valid Federal red snapper license and/or a Federal reef fish commercial vessel permit may land in Alabama up to their (IFQ) Individual Fishing Quota issued to them by NOAA. They are required to follow all pertinent Federal regulations. 2 October 24 through December 31 – taken by cast net or snagging. 3 Recreational and commercial harvest of the following species are prohibited: 11
Page 1 and 2: GULF STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMIS
Page 3: TABLE OF CONTENTS ALABAMA 1 Commerc
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Page 20 and 21: Snook gets extra protection Record-
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General Information 10 nets, recrea
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General Information Saltwater - Fre
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Definitions 21. Landing net: means
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Freshwater Fishing Additional Fresh
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Freshwater Fishing Crawfish Trap An
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Saltwater Fishing 20 Saltwater Stat
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Saltwater Fishing der of the shark
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WMAs and Refuges 28 harvested in un
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Boating Information 30 Rules of the
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Location Boundaries Parish Big Alab
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Commercial Fishing Licenses Commerc
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Dealer License Fees (continued) Res
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For those vessels carrying more tha
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2. the date the “fish”/seafood
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Definitions 1. Angle: to fish with
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37. Licensee: any resident or nonre
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General Regulations & Information I
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Saltwater - Freshwater Line For com
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Wire Net: mesh size must not be les
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set overnight but fish captured sha
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Saltwater Commercial Fishing Circle
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Menhaden Legal Gear - Purse Seine:
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man must have in possession a valid
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Other Commercial Activities Commerc
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Seasons The Louisiana Wildlife and
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Methods of Taking • Removal of ne
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Boating Information Voluntary Gulf
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