§622.484. Bag and possession limits.
50 C.F.R. § 622.484
Section 622.11(a) provides the general applicability for bag and possession limits. However, § 622.11(a) notwithstanding, the bag limits of this section do not apply to a person who has a valid commercial fishing license issued by Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Reef fish.
Groupers, parrotfishes, and snappers combined— 5 per person per day or, if 3 or more persons are aboard, 15 per vessel per day; but not to exceed 2 parrotfish per person per day or 6 parrotfish per vessel per day.
Angelfishes, grunts, squirrelfishes, surgeonfishes, and triggerfishes combined— 5 per person per day or, if 3 or more persons are aboard, 15 per vessel per day, but not to exceed 1 surgeonfish per person per day or 4 surgeonfish per vessel per day.
Pelagic fish.
Dolphinfish— 10 per person per day, not to exceed 32 per vessel per day, whichever is less.
Wahoo— 2 per person per day, not to exceed 10 per vessel per day, whichever is less.
Spiny lobster. 3 per person per day, not to exceed 10 per vessel per day, whichever is less.
[Reserved]
Queen conch. 3 per person per day or, if more than 4 persons are aboard, 12 per vessel per day.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[87 FR 56217, Sept. 13, 2022, as amended at 90 FR 26940, June 25, 2025]
Source
Source: 87 FR 56217, Sept. 13, 2022 unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Source
Source: 78 FR 22952, Apr. 17, 2013, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[87 FR 56217, Sept. 13, 2022, as amended at 90 FR 26940, June 25, 2025]