

Possession of a spear gun in or on freshwater is also prohibited. Spearfishing of marine and freshwater species in freshwater is prohibited.You may NOT spearfish (excluding bowhunting and gigging) as described below: Families of ornamental reef fish (surgeonfish, trumpetfish, angelfish, butterflyfish, porcupinefish, cornetfish, squirrelfish, trunkfish, damselfish, parrotfish, pipefish, seahorse, puffers, triggerfish except gray and ocean).Any other species not listed that are managed by the Commission, and those species not managed by the Commission, may be harvested by spearing. The following is a list of species that are prohibited for harvest by spearing. The use of powerheads, bangsticks, and rebreathers remains prohibited. Spearfishing is defined as "the catching or taking of a fish through the instrumentality of a hand or mechanically propelled, single or multi-pronged spear or lance, barbed or barbless, operated by a person swimming at or below the surface of the water." Spearing does not include the catching or taking of a fish by a hook with hook and line gear or by snagging (snatch hooking)."

Spearing is defined as "the catching or taking of a fish by bow fishing, gigging, spearfishing, or by any device used to capture a fish by piercing its body. Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network.Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail.Report injured, orphaned or dead manatees.

