I subscribe to Don Hammonds Dolphin research newsletter...here are a couple of his writings...
This has already been an interesting year of dolphin fishing from a scientific viewpoint. We have seen the fish show up earlier and peak earlier than in previous years. The downside was that they were not available nearly as long as they normally have been
Note: I have been told that a Florida Marine Patrol officer reported that the Florida Marine Fisheries Commission will be discussing increasing the minimum legal size for dolphin from 20 inches fork length to 24 inches and reducing the daily bag limit from 10 to 5 fish per person.
Edit: Received an e-mail earlier...
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To set the record straight, I have just heard from a spokesperson for the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission, who reported that they do not have any plans or anything in the works on changing dolphinfish regulations.
Just another case of dock talk.
Good fishing,
Don
Donald L. Hammond
Director
Dolphinfish Research Program
Cooperative Science Services, LLC
961 Anchor Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 795-7524
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www.Dolphintagging.com