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Morada law requires recreational anglers to possess a saltwater fishing license. Additionally, bluefin tuna and tarpon require special licenses. For details, consult the regulations below. All infractions are punishable to the fullest extent of the law, and will include arrest, a $1,000 fine per illegal fish, and you will be banned from fishing on the charter boats for a few Moradian days. Of course, depending on the appraised value of the fish, you may decide to risk jail time, simply because it's too hard to pass up the money that selling the fish will bring in.

Just as an example, you catch a bluefin tuna that's worth $80,000, and then a little while later, you catch a second bluefin tuna that's also worth $80,000, knowing full well that regulations say you can only catch one bluefin tuna per 24 Moradian hour time period. Question is, do you do the legal thing and tear up the second voucher, thus passing up on $80,000? Or do you do the illegal thing, keep and sell the voucher and then get arrested, pay a $1000 fine and get banned from charter fishing for a few days? Use your own judgment.

Also, please note that from time to time you may end up catching a fish that is not listed in the fishing regulations. Should that happen, it's ok to keep it because all it means is there are no regulations in terms of that particular fish and you can catch as many of them in one day as you like.

*One day is any consecutive 24-hour Moradian time period.*
Class/Type of Fish	Regulations
All species of grouper/snapper	This includes but is not limited to red, snowy, black, and Nassau grouper, as well as red and dog snapper. No more than 10 collectively may be caught in any one day by any one person.
All species of sharks	This includes but is not limited to short fin mako, tiger, blue, spinner, thresher, blacktip and Atlantic sharpnose. No more than 1 total shark collectively may be caught in any one day by any one person.
Amberjack	Legal catch is 25 pounds or more, with no more than 3 caught in any one day by any one person.
Billfish	Includes sailfish, blue marlin, white marlin, and swordfish. Legal catch is 15 pounds for sailfish and white marlin and 100 pounds for blue marlin and swordfish. No more than one total of these fish can be caught in any one day by any one person. Billfish, with the exception of swordfish, may not be bought or sold.
Black Drum	Legal catch is 10lbs to 50lbs, with no more than 5 caught in one day by a single person. Cannot possess fish greater than 50lbs.
Bluefish	Legal catch is 10lbs or more.
Bluefin Tuna	Legal catch is 50lbs. or more. No more than 1 may be caught in any one day by any one person. Requires special bluefin tuna license, in addition to regular saltwater license, to possess or kill.
Bonefish	Legal catch is 5lbs. or more. No more than 1 may be caught in any one day by any one person. May not be bought or sold.
Cobia aka ling or lingcod	Legal catch is 25lbs. or more. No more than 2 may be caught in any one day by any one person.
Dolphin fish aka Mahi	Legal catch is 25lbs. or more. No more than 10 may be caught in any one day by any one person.
Flounder	Legal catch is 3lbs. or more.
Jewfish	Prohibited harvest.
King Mackerel	Legal catch is 15lbs. or more. No more than 2 may be caught in any one day by any one person.
Ladyfish	Legal catch is 3lbs. or more. No more than 5 may be caught in any one day by any one person.
Mammals of any kind	Prohibited harvest.
Permit	Legal catch is 10lbs. or more. No more than 2 may be caught in any one day by any one person.
Pompano	Legal catch is 3lbs. or more.
Redfish aka channel bass, red drum, puppy drum	Legal catch is 20lbs. or more. No more than 1 may be caught in any one day by any one person.
Sea Bass	Legal catch is 10lbs. or more.
Spanish Mackerel	Legal catch is 3lbs. or more. No more than 5 may be caught in any one day by any one person.
Spotted Sea Trout aka Spotted Weakfish	Legal catch is 3lbs. or more. No more than 10 may be caught in any one day by any one person.
Tarpon	Legal catch is 35lbs. or more. No more than 2 may be caught in any one day by any one person. Requires special tarpon license, in addition to regular saltwater license, to possess or kill.
Yellowfin Tuna	Legal catch is 50lbs. or more. No more than 5 may be caught in any one day by any one person.