tropical fish license

[shad dean]

Hello to all,
I don't know if this is the right board to ask this question, but I thought I would try. I am new to the salt water aquarium thing, but so far I love it. My first love is to dive. I would love to catch my own tropicals, but I don't know if I need a commercial license or just a recreational license. I live in Tampa, Florida.
I have searched the web and all the info I have found is not very specific. They are trying to pass a law to limit tropical fish harvestors. I don't plan to sell, just catch my own fish. Does anyone have information on this subject???
If I stepped out of bound on this subject I appologize. Feel free to email me
sdean12@tampabay.rr.com
Thank you in advance.

 

[jfdjason]

I would say contact your local DNR and see what they have to say about it. I have a friend that catches his own, but then again he lives in the Cuba area....so I am sure there laws are different.

 

[betacrash]

i went to Florida recently and talked to a local divemaster. im pretty sure that he was saying all you needed was a recreational license but you just had to stay away from a few restricted species and live rock.

 

[tapeworm]

You need a commercial license. The recreational fishing license really limits you on the number of fish you can take, not just the species.
You may have to come down to the keys if you really want to collect fish, not much collectible in the Tampa area, unless you will collect gag groupers and mangrove snappers