For those new to spearfishing in Florida here's a convenient place to reference and download the Florida recreational saltwater fishing regulations. I like to print these two pages on one piece of paper, have it laminated at office depot for a couple of bucks, and keep it on the boat. At some point there's always a fish for which I forget the rules, and sometimes I need to prove the regs to other divers on the boat. This gets updated every year (rarely in in our favor :rolleyes1:) so make sure you always have the current one. Note that these regulations apply to Florida state waters. 3 miles out from Miami federal regulations apply which can be different, for example spearing permit is allowed.
Florida recreational saltwater fishing regulations.
[PDF]http://spearfishing.world/media/recsaltwaterfishreg.pdf[/PDF]
Regulations specific to spearfishing supersede the general recreational saltwater fishing regulations.
[PDF]http://spearfishing.world/media/spearfishingregs.pdf[/PDF]
Lobster regulations.
[PDF]http://spearfishing.world/media/lobsterregs.pdf[/PDF]
How to measure fish.