Officials share safety tips, rules and regulations as two-day lobster harvest mini season approaches in South Florida

Florida officials, including the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Coast Guard, are sharing safety tips and regulations for the two-day lobster harvest mini season in South Florida. They emphasized proper licensing, legal lobster sizes (minimum three-inch carapace), bag limits (6-12 lobsters per person depending on location), and boating safety measures like displaying dive flags and wearing life jackets.