Licenses needed in Florida

[Dan Ponton]

Do you need a license for Talapia if they are for your own consumption?

What about fresh water shrimp? Are their any native species?

[NTS]

Copied from FWC web site hope this helps

 

 

Aquatic species for aquaponics systems

Blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus)

• Pure blue tilapia (not hybrids) can be used in commercial aquaponics systems,  and home aquaponics in the South, Southwest and Northeast FWC regions, and in Citrus County in the North Central region
• Permit requirements for blue tilapia vary by FWC region
  • No permit is needed to possess blue tilapia in the South, Southwest and Northeast FWC regions, and in Citrus County in the North Central region
  • A conditional species permit is required to possess blue tilapia in the Northwest region and the North Central region (except for Citrus County)
• Vendors that sell aquaponics systems may use blue tilapia in the South, Southwest, and Northeast FWC regions, and in Citrus County in the North Central Region

Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and Mozambique tilapia (O. mossambicus)

• May be used in commercial systems only under an Aquaculture Certificateof Registration and Restricted Species Authorization issued by DACS
• These species and their hybrids sometimes called "red tilapia"

Spotted tilapia (Tilapia mariae)

• Not allowed for use in any aquaponics systems (no prohibited species allowed for use in aquaponics systems)

Australian red claw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus)

• May be used in commercial systems only under an Aquaculture Certificate of Registration and Restricted Species Authorization issued by DACS

Malaysian prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)

• May be used in commercial or personal systems
• No permit is required for personal systems
• An Aquaculture Certificate of Registration is required for use in commercial systems

Florida crayfish (Procambarus alleni)

• Native species that may be used without permit in personal systems
• Can be harvested from local areas
• An Aquaculture Certificate of Registration is required for use in commercial systems 

[G Mo]

It is rare to get a pure blue tilapia.  Most you get are hybrids.  Therefore, I wonder where they fall in the permitting question.

[TCLynx]

There are places that sell Blue Tilapia and have the permits to do so, I would recommend buying from some one with the proper permits and that way you know what you are getting are legal.

Thanks NTS for posting that info and the links.

[Diablo]

Does anyone know of any suppliers of pure blue near Tampa?

I found this place in Sarasota: http://www.sarasotaorganictilapiafarms.com

[TCLynx]

Diablo, I sent you a message.

[John E Windsor]

[e-mail]

This guy is in Brooksville, if you are still looking.

[Chris]

Hey Lynx, send me that message too!  I need a new supplier and prefer not having to drive up to Brooksville or all the way down to Sarasota if I can avoid it.

 

Looks like the FWC recently updated their website to acknowledge Aquaponics (not sure if it's a blessing or a curse).  In any case, Tampa is part of their "southwest region" so it seems I'm allowed to raise Blue Tilapia without a permit.

TCLynx said:

Diablo, I sent you a message.

[TCLynx]

Chris, I believe the message I sent to Diablo was giving the contact info of some one in Brooksville.