The
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commission has approved several changes
to the recreational and commercial management of swordfish in state waters.
Swordfish was
overfished in the 1980s and ’90s, but has since been fully rebuilt, thanks to
domestic and international conservation measures.
Recently, NOAA
Fisheries created a new open-access commercial swordfish fishery in federal
waters and under new rules approved by the FWC , fishermen who participate
in the new commercial fishery will be allowed to land and sell their catch in Florida
The FWC also made a few other
changes, including designating swordfish as a restricted species and specifying
hook and line as the only allowable gear for swordfish harvest in state waters.
Wholesale dealers who purchase swordfish will
also now have to possess a valid federal Atlantic Swordfish Dealer permit.
This change affects wholesale dealers in both
the Atlantic and the Gulf.
The new rules will take effect as soon as
possible.
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