Only one redfish a day after May the 1st

The daily bag limit for redfish in Northwest Florida will drop from 2 fish to 1 fish a day beginning on May the 1^st.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission agreed to lower the recreational red drum daily bag limit in the northwest red drum management zone which reaches from Escambia County to Pasco County.

The lower bag limit is the result of stakeholder concerns that red drum populations have declined in some parts of the Panhandle region since 2013.

This lower bag limit will go into effect Sunday, May 1st.

The daily bag limit is also one in the southwest management zone, which means after this change is effective, the daily bag limit will be one red drum per person, per day in all Gulf of Mexico state waters.  

All other red drum regulations remain the same, including the eight fish vessel limit and six fish per person transport limit.

The Commission will consider whether to continue the reduced bag limit in northwest Florida and whether any changes are needed in northeast Florida at the June 2016 meeting in Apalachicola. 

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