The recreational harvest of flounder in all state and federal waters will close on October the 15th and remain closed through November 30th.
This annual season closure and other management measures were approved by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission because a stock status update suggested that the flounder fishery statewide has been in a general declining trend.
State officials say flounder are likely overfished and undergoing overfishing on the Atlantic coast of Florida.
Other south Atlantic and Gulf states have also reported declines in flounder populations and have been making their own regulation changes.
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