Lemon Sharks will soon be off limits to fishermen in Florida waters.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have approved a rule to prohibit all recreational and commercial harvest of lemon sharks from Florida waters. That rule will take effect on March the 23rd.
Officials said the species needs protection because it is susceptible to overfishing. Lemon Sharks are slow-growing, and reproduce slowly. Healthy lemon shark populations are especially important to Florida's dive charter industry which provides ecotourism trips to see lemon shark aggregations in the winter months.
The harvest of lemon sharks will still be allowed in offshore federal waters adjacent to state waters.
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