Bahamas fishing rules

Nothing may be taken while using scuba gear. Spear Guns are illegal. Pole spears and Hawaiian slings are permitted while free diving. It is not permitted to spear within 200 yards of any shoreline, or to take any live sea fans, corals or starfish. Pelican Cays land & Sea Park & Fowl Cay Preserve have been set aside for your enjoyment. No fishing, spearing, conching or shelling is permitted. Nothing may be taken from the land or sea in these Bahamas Trust National Parks. Crawfish open season is August 1 - March 31 Legal size: Crawfish: 6 in. tails Grouper: over 3 lbs. Conch: well formed, flared lip


Department of Fisheries Regulations Nassau, BahamasAll pleasure boats entering the Bahamas must purchase at their first Port of Entry a $20 fishing permit per trip, or $150 annual permit. Permit is valid for all on board. Non-Bahamians are restricted to hook and line fishing only, with a maximum of six lines in the water. Become familiar with bag limits: Vessels with a valid fishing permit are allowed 20 pounds of scale fish, 10 conch and six crawfish (in season) per person, at any time. A combined total os six fish per person per vessel of kingfish, dolphin and wahoo may be taken. All other migratory fish shall be returned to the sea alive unless it is to be used immediately. No grouper or rockfish weighing less than three pounds may be taken. NO spear fishing within one mile of the coast of New Providence, one mile of the southern coast of Grand Bahama, or 200 yards of any Island in the Bahamas. It is illegal to use any type of underwater air supply for spear fishing or collecting of any marine life. This includes SCUBA gear as well as air compressors. Spear fishing is restricted to free divers only and only with the use of a Hawaiian sling. It is illegal to take coral, tropical fish or sea fans. It is illegal for non-Bahamians to use any type of fishing net. EXCEPT a cast net. It is illegal for non-Bahamians to use fish traps or to sell marine products of any type.