Florida’s Spiny Lobster Sport Mini-Season Starts Wednesday

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission held a press conference Tuesday to discuss lobster sport season rules and regulations, dive flag safety, safe boating and how to properly measure lobster.

Monroe County Won’t Close for Spiny Lobster Divers, but Will Close Some Boat Ramps

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners, after a meeting lasting four hours, decided it was too late to close the county for lobster mini-season July 29-30 and lobster regular season beginning Aug. 6. However, leaders did choose to close several boat ramps and limit access to others to local residents only.

Florida Keys Leaders Want Restaurants to Close a Bit Early During Lobster Miniseason

When lobster “miniseason” rolls around at the end of the month, Monroe County leaders plan to have a nightly curfew for restaurants from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the Florida Keys.

NOAA Fisheries Modifies Gear Requirements and Commercial Management Measures Gulf and South Atlantic Spiny Lobster Fishery

August 1, 2019 NOAA Fisheries

These requirements are for federal waters off Florida and address bully net gear requirements, commercial daily possession limits when using bully nets or diving for the harvest of spiny lobster, and the soak period for spiny lobster traps.