Florida lobster season for 2024-2025 begins on August 6, 2024, and ends on March 31, 2025. During this time, recreational and commercial are ed to harvest spiny lobsters in state waters. The daily bag limit for recreational harvesters is six lobsters per person, and the minimum size limit is 3 inches carapace length. Commercial harvesters have a bag limit of 200 lobsters per day, and the minimum size limit is 3.5 inches carapace length.
The Florida lobster season is an important part of the state’s economy. In 2023, commercial lobstermen landed over 5 million pounds of lobster, with a value of over $30 million. The recreational lobster fishery is also popular, with over 100,000 people participating in the season each year.