OfflGE COPY ONLY. LICENSES/FEES Required by Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas in Their Marine Waters

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1 OfflGE COPY ONLY LICENSES/FEES Required by Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas in Their Marine Waters

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3 Licenses/Fees Required by Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas in Their Marine Waters compiled by Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission P.O. Box 726 Ocean Springs, Mississippi (601) February 1993

4 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Division of Marine Resources P.O. Box 189 Dauphin Island, Alabama Florida Department of Natural Resources Division of Marine Resources 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries P.0. Box Baton Rouge, Louisiana Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Bureau of Marine Resources 2620 Beach Boulevard Biloxi, Mississippi Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 4200 Smith School Road Austin, Texas

5 ALABAMA Licenses (All expire 9/30) Fees SHRIMP Resident Recreational $ Resident Commercial Under 30' boat ' - 40' boat Over 45' boat CRAB Resident Recreational N/C Resident Commercial OYSTER Resident Recreational N/C Resident Commercial FISH Resident Gill, Trammel, Seine 1200' or less ' ' Resident Recreational (Under 300') Resident Commercial Hook & Line Resident Purse Seine Nonresident Gilll, Trammel, Seine 1200 or less ' ' DEALER Resident Seafoods /outlet Resident Live Bait Shrimp CHARTER PARTY BOAT Certified up to 6 people to 25 people Over 25 people

6 ALABAMA Continued Licenses (All expire 9/30) Fees SALTWATER ROD & REEL Resident Nonresident - 7-day Florida Louisiana Georgia Mississippi Tennessee All Other States Nonresident - Annual Florida Louisiana Georgia Mississippi Tennessee All Other States Nonresidents are charged the same fees as charged Alabama residents to fish in their state, but not less than twice the cost for said license that Alabama residents pay. All licenses require an additional $1.00 issuance fee. Licenses may be purchased by mail from Marine Resources Division, P.O. Box 189, Dauphin Island, AL by enclosing a money order for the license fee. There is no application form. Applicants for shrimp boat and purse seine licenses must include the registered vessel name or state registration number. A copy of the owners' driver's license is needed. Prior to purchasing a live bait dealer license the person's boat, truck or place of business must be inspected. Nonresident licenses may be purchased at Marine Resources Division offices at Dauphin Island, Bayou La Batre and Gutt Shores. Live bait dealer licenses may be purchased only from the Dauphin Island office. Other resident licenses may be purchased at county courthouses and selected agents.

7 FLORIDA Number Sold License Cost Revenue Resident Retail Seafood Dealer Primary 3,066 $ $ 76, Secondary Location 1, , Nonresident Retail Seafood Dealer Primary , Secondary Location , Alien Retail Seafood Dealer Primary , Secondary Location Resident County Wholesale Seafood Dealer , Nonresident County Wholesale Seafood Dealer , Alien County Wholesale Seafood Dealer 8 1, , Resident Statewide Wholesale Seafood Dealer , Nonresident Statewide Wholesale Seafood Dealer 21 1, , Alien Statewide Wholesale Seafood Dealer 8 1, , Blue Crab Permit 4,674 NC 0.00 Stone Crab Permit 5,876 NC 0.00 Crawtish 4, , Closed Season Crawtish Permit - Dealer , Closed Season Crawtish Permit - Transport Shellfish Relaying Permit 28 NC 0.00

8 FLORIDA Continued Number Sold License Cost Revenue Shellfish Leases /acre 10, Resident Apalachicola Bay Oyster Harvesting , Nonresident Apalachicola Bay Oyster Harvesting Dead Shrimp Production License - St. Johns River Only , Bait Shrimp - Statewide 210 NC 0.00 Live Shrimp Production License , Noncommercial Shrimp Trawling License - St. Johns River Only , Purse Seine , Manatee County Gill Net * 47, Pinellas County Gill Net * 21, Pasco County Gill Net * 6, Nassau County Gill Net * Hillsborough County Gill Net * 7, Sarasota County Gill Net * 18, St. Johns County Beach Seine , License to Take Sardine-like Fish from Pinellas County Waters Special Scientific Collecting Permit 249 NC 0.00 Marine Turtle Permit 128 NC 0.00 Permit for Experimental Fishing Gear Development 27 NC prorated fee, will resume at $ prorated fee, will resume at $500.00

9 FLORIDA Continued Number License Cost Revenue Permit for Catching and Possessing Protected Species 47 NC 0.00 Chemical Collecting Permit (Special Activities) 131 NC 0.00 Pleasure Vessel Registrations 683,780 ** 10,672, Commercial Vessel Registrations 31,792 ** 807, Fish Spiny Lobster Shrimp Live Bait Oyster Mackerel Sponge Hire Charter Canoe Certificates Issued to Marine Institutions With Exempt Status from Payment of Vessel Registration Fee*** Vessel Registration Issued to Federal, State, County and City Owned Vessels 355 NC 0.00 Vessel Registration Transfers 102, , Titles Issued 154, , Liens Recorded 23, , Liens Satisfied 25,205 NC 0.00 Duplicate Titles 10,184 fees varied 94, Duplicate Vessel Registrations Change of Classifications*** Nonresident or Alien Commercial Vessel Fees , Use of Dredge for Harvesting Oysters or Clams on Private Leases ($3,000 bond) 0 NC 0.00 Obtaining Oysters and Clams for Bedding 0 NC 0.00

10 FLORIDA Continued Number License Cost Revenue Dredging Dead Shells from Live Oyster Beds 0 NC 0.00 Continued Use of Specifically Prohibited Cultch on Shellfish Leases 0 NC 0.00 Permit to Suspend Cultivation Requirements 0 NC 0.00 Oyster and Clam Cannery Marine Mammal Maintenance Permits 22 NC 0.00 Marine Mammal Shipping Permits 13 NC 0.00 Saltwater Products (individual and vessel Individual Vessel Resident 19, ,435, Nonresident , Alien , Restricted Species Endorsement 8,225 NC 0.00 * Base fee price of license may be discounted by Saltwater Products License purchase. ** All motorboats (vessels propelled or powered by machinery), except non-motor powered commercial fishing vessels, are subject to a uniform registration license fee based on length of the vessel according to the schedule. *** Numbers processed/issued by state. Amended Chapter (8)(9) to allow County tax collectors to issue duplicate registrations and change of class registrations and all non-profit registrations are issued by the County tax collectors. The $2.25 fee is retained by the County. DEFINITIONS NC= No charge. Commercial Vessel means: a) Any resident vessel engaged in the taking of saltwater fish or saltwater products, freshwater fish or freshwater products for sale either to the consumer, retail dealer, or wholesale dealer. b) Any vessel engaged in any activity wherein a fee is paid by the user, either directly or indirectly, to the owner, operator, or custodian of the vessel. Non-commercial Vessel means: Any vessel other than a commercial vessel. All 11 Florida Marine Patrol District Offices have appllcatlons; however, appllcatlons must be sent directly to Tallahassee when applying for all licenses.

11 LOUISIANA Number License Cost Sold Revenue Resident Oyster Tong - Per Tong $ 10, Resident Oyster Dredge - Per Dredge , , Nonresident Oyster Dredge - Per Dredge , Resident Commercial Fisherman , , Resident Hoop Net - Any Number ,750 43, Resident Fish Seine - Any Legal Number , Resident Trammel Net - Any Legal Number , Nonresident Hoop Net - Any Legal Number , Resident Vessel License , , Nonresident Vessel License ,543 92, Resident Purse/Menhaden Seine - Per Seine , ResidentWholesale/Retail Dealer - Restaurant and Grocery ,396 41, Transport License ,279 38, Resident Shrimp Trawl - Per Trawl , , Nonresident Shrimp Trawl - Per Trawl , , Fish Farmer Resident Oyster Harvester , , Nonresident Oyster Harvester , Nonresident Commercial Fisherman , , Nonresident Fish Seine - Any Legal Number

12 LOUISIANA Continued Number License cost Sold Revenue Resident Butterfly Net - Per Net , , Nonresident Butterfly Net - Per Net , Resident Slat Trap - Any Legal Number , Nonresident Slat Trap - Any Legal Number Nonresident Purse/Menhaden Seine - Per Seine 2, , Resident Frog Gig - Per Gig , Nonresident Oyster Tong - Per Tong Resident Crab Trap - Any Legal Number ,734 68, Nonresident Crab Trap - Any Legal Number , Resident Crab Trap - Per Trap on Trotline Nonresident Crab Trap - Per Trap on Trotline Resident Wholesale/Retail Dealer - Business , , Resident Wholesale/Retail Dealer - Vehicle , Nonresident Wholesale/Retail Dealer - Business , Nonresident Wholesale/Retail Dealer - Vehicle , Resident Eel Pot - Any Legal Number Resident Minnow Trap - Any Legal Number , Resident Hoop Net - No More Than 5 Nets ,519 70, Nonresident Hoop Net - No More Than 5 Nets , Resident Slat Traps - No More Than 5 Traps , Nonresident Slat Traps - No More Than 5 Traps , Resident Crab Traps - No More Than 1 O Traps ,270 22,700.00

13 LOUISIANA Continued Number License Cost Sold Revenue Nonresident Crab Traps - No More Than 10 Traps Resident Shrimp Trawl - Per 16 ft Trawl , , Nonresident Shrimp Trawl - Per 16 ft Trawl , Resident Oyster Tong - Per Tong Nonresident Oyster Tong - Per Tong Resident Crab Trap - Per Trap on Trotline Resident Mullet Permit , Nonresident Mullet Permit , Resident Spear Gun - Per Spear Gun Nonresident Minnow Trap - Any Legal Number Resident Set Line - Any Legal Number , Nonresident Set Line - Any Legal Number , Resident Dip/Cast Net - Per Net Type , Resident Flounder Gig - Per Gig Nonresident Flounder Gig - Per Gig Resident Cans, Buckets, Pipes, Drums, Tires - Any Number , Nonresident Cans, Buckets, Pipes, Drums, Tires - Any Number Resident Skimmer Net - Per Net ,750 93, Nonresident Skimmer Nets - Per Net , Resident Saltwater Gill Net - Any Number , Nonresident Saltwater Gill Net - Any Number 1, ,000.00

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15 MISSISSIPPI Number Sold Resident Non-Resident LICENSES FY 92 Fee Fee BOAT LICENSES $ $ Captain's License 1, Shrimp Recreational Under 30' ' to 45' Over 45' Crab Commercial Crab Residential Recreational Crab Fish Gill & Trammel Net Charter Boat Commercial Hook & Line Menhaden Boat/Net NIA Oyster Recreational Tonging N/A Dredging Live-Bait Live-bait Dealer NIA Live-bait Catcher (Boat) NIA BUSINESS LICENSES Transport Permit Interstate Commerce Seafood Dealer

16 MISSISSIPPI Continued LICENSES Number SOid FY 92 Resident Fee Non-Resident Fee Seafood Processor Menhaden Processor N/A A nonresident will be charged the same fee for a license as is required of a Mississippi resident as a nonresident in that state. This is applicable only if the fee charged exceeds the non-resident fees herein listed. Required beginning in Fiscal Year 1993 (started July 1, 1992). A transport permit allows fishermen catching outside state waters to land their catch in Mississippi without purchasing any additional license.

17 TEXAS Number License Sold cost Resident Combination Hunting and Fishing 524,753 $25.00 Lifetime Combination Hunting and Fishing 1, Resident Fishing 1,018, Lifetime Resident Fishing Temporary (14 day) Resident Fishing 74, Saltwater Sportfishing Stamp 561, Special Resident Fishing 6, Resident Combination Hunting and Fishing Duplicate 2, Fishing Duplicate 1, Nonresident Fishing 46, Temporary Nonresident Fishing (5 days) 70, Saltwater Trotline Tags 9, Fish Guide 1, Bait Dealer (general) 1, Bait Shrimp Dealer (coastal counties) Resident Commercial Oyster Fisherman's License Nonresident Commercial Oyster Fisherman's License Wholesale Fish Dealer (for each place of business except trucks) Wholesale Fish Truck Dealer (for each truck used as a place of business) Retail Fish Dealer (for each place of business except trucks) 2,

18 TEXAS Continued Number License Sold cost Retail Fish Truck Dealer (for each truck used as a place of business) Resident Saltwater Commercial Fishing Boat Nonresident Saltwater Commercial Fishing Boat Mussels, Clams and Naiads Mussel Dredge Permit - Power Menhaden Boat 13 3, Menhaden Fish Plant Resident Sport's Oyster Boat Nonresident Sport's Oyster Boat Resident Commercial Gulf Shrimp Boat 1, Nonresident Commercial Gulf Shrimp Boat Shrimp House Operator Individual Bait Shrimp Trawl Tags 1, Resident Commercial Bay Shrimp Boaf 1, Nonresident Commercial Bay Shrimp Boaf Resident Commercial Bait Shrimp Boat 1, Nonresident Commercial Bait Shrimp Boat Nonresident General Commercial Fisherman Nonresident Commercial Finfish Fisherman Resident Commercial Finfish Fisherman Resident General Commercial Fisherman 4, Texas Finfish Import

19 TEXAS Continued License Number Sold Cost Resident Commercial Oyster Boat3 Nonresident Commercial Oyster Boat3 Trotline (in coastal waters) Commercial Crab Trap Resident General Commercial Fisherman's Vessel Licenses: For 2 Resident Commercial Fishermen For 3 Resident Commercial Fishermen For 4 Resident Commercial Fishermen For 5 Resident Commercial Fishermen Nonresident General Commercial Fisherman's Vessel Licenses: For 2 Nonresident Commercial Fishermen For 3 Nonresident Commercial Fishermen For 4 Nonresident Commercial Fishermen For 5 Nonresident Commercial Fishermen ,785 51, , May be purchased only during August. 2 May be purchased only in January and February of each year. and expires March 1 of the following year. 3 May be purchased only during August and expires August 31 of the following year. Reciprocal License Agreement with the State of Louisiana for Boundary Waters: Resident sportfishermen of either state, who are properly licensed in their state (or are exempt because of age), may fish in any portion of the lakes and rivers forming a common boundary between Louisiana and Texas.

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21 '\ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Federal Aid NUMBER OF PAID FISHING LICENSE HOLDERS, LICENSE SALES, AND COST TO ANGLERS FISCAL YEAR 1991 State: ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COL.ORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IOAHO IWNOIS INDIANA IONA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEWMEXJCO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO, OKl.AHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA lcnnessee TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING TOTAL.SJ 517, , , ,201 1,922, , ,855 28,823 1,001,727, 693,704. 8, , , , , :zr4 624, , , , ,885 1,564,494 1,538, , , , , , , , ,288 1, ,483 1~,621 1,238, , :zr4 1,284,472 41, , , ,188 1,878, ,793 1S9, , , ,8151 1,4"40, ,919 30,742,212 RHIMnt fl9hlng Ucenn, T9Ql9, Pennlt96S , , ,803, ,292 28,452 1,034, ,798 8, , , , , , , , , , ,418 1,478, ,138, ,185 1,502, , , , , , , 119 1,018, , ,351 1,088, , ,904 1,170,979 39; , , ,885 2,388,! , , ,214 1,481, ,858 1,189, ,408 31,115, , , , ,000 19, ,587 8, ,234 60, , ,792 46,817 45, ,229 50, ,171 51,843 13, , ,470 68, , ,848 38,080 48,908 52,098 15,107 84, ,904 44,S91 18, , , ,853 93, ,498 53, , , ,371 54,883 79,498 90, , , ,873 Tolmlflmhlng Ucen,T-aa, P9nni18.. s.np.a 524, , , , ,753 1,458, ,128 9, , , , , :zr4 688, , , , ,828 1,875,097 1,388, ,953 1,622, , , , , ,195 1,247, , ,257 1,244, ,598 1,211,7!i7 1,264, , ,045,934 2,50!5, ,514 1S9, ,710 1, ,542 1,528, ,079 S S ,383,084 31,eol,132-9, ,877, ,504 20,735, ,352 S.at8.277 S, ,988,ZIO 3,514,889 2.IM,362 S.'405,338 4,748,530 S.413,143 3,840,010 3,221, ,488 19,329,939 3,0l7#ZI 10,185,178 S,781, , ,413, , , ,337 1,819,171 1, ,859,130 7,513,884 11,208,371 14,224, ,148 4,128,880 2,254,713 1, e. 1,531 S.139,388 1,123,437 S,883,882 13,822,315 4, ,507, A~ licenle holdlt la one~~ olh runoer ol llc9nm9 pudwmd. (OU Cl9ttifled trf SID Fl9h and 0... Oepertmenlil) 2 Period Covered not ldnlclll to pefiod caver9d trf C9l1ltlcdon far 911 St111ee. 3 Penotlll who ftatwd In mare lwl one Stl&e.. counr.d In Mai Sta wher'9 ttwy ftlhed. June 1992

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