New Shoreline Fishing License Requirement
This is very important information from FWC. As of 8/1/2009 everyone fishing from shore, wading, or boat will be required to have a fishing license. See below:
Shoreline fishing license requirement starts Aug. 1Florida’s new shoreline fishing license requirement takes effect Aug. 1. Resident anglers who fish for saltwater species from shore or a structure affixed to shore must have a $9 shoreline fishing license or a $17 regular saltwater fishing license.
Scallop Season Opens July 1, 2009
Bay scallop season opens July 1The recreational harvest season for bay scallops begins July 1 and continues through Sept. 10. Open scalloping areas on Florida’s Gulf coast extend from the west bank of the Mexico Beach Canal in Bay County to the Pasco-Hernando county line near Aripeka.
You can take bay scallops only within the allowable harvest areas. It is illegal to possess bay scallops while you’re in or on state waters outside the open harvest areas, or to land bay scallops outside the open areas.