Florida Question

[jpence151]

I went to the Keys many years ago and bought a 7 day fishing license to catch fish for my tank. Is this still possible in Florida, and is there anywhere in the state that a person could collect any kind of rock from the ocean floor. I have seen that rock is off limits in the keys but I can't find anything on collecting marine fish for individual use. Does anyone know todays laws about collecting for non - commercial. Also anyone know anyother good places in the U.S. for gathering a few small fish and animals for the home tank?
TIA
John

 

[jtutton]

you can still collect in FL. You just need the fishing license. You can collect shrimp, crabs, urchins, nudibranchs, without a license. A friend of mine just came back from the Keys with a bunch of stuff and gave me a small queen angel. She didn't make it, never ate for me, but I tried. Never found a body, though.
Just can't collect within state parks, federal refuges or sanctuaries, places like that.