Saltwater
Lionfish
Gulf and Atlantic state and federal waters
Summary for convenience; official FWC rules control. Not legal advice.
Season and limits
- Season
- Open all year
- Size
- No size limit given
- Bag
- No number given
- Note
- Unlimited daily bag; no minimum size
- No recreational license needed when using a pole spear, Hawaiian sling, handheld net or a spearing device made only for lionfish; other methods such as hook and line need a license unless exempt
- Selling commercially harvested lionfish requires a Saltwater Products License
- Legal gear: hook and line, spear, hand-held nets and other legal harvest gear; spearing is restricted near beaches, piers, bridges, jetties, parts of Monroe County and state park waters
Source: FWC, Lionfish · last checked Oct 4, 2026
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