South Atlantic Federal Regulations

(For areas three-200 miles off the coasts of NC, SC, GA, and East Florida)

Note!: New regulations for misty grouper and other species effective July 29, 2009.  See Fishery Bulletin for summary. Changes are noted below in red.

Commercial:

Limited access permit required.

• Gear restrictions apply.

Recreational:

• Included in the 3 grouper per person bag limit. See updated Recreational Regulations Summary (pdf) in the Regulations by Species Announcements section.
• Gear restrictions apply.