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Anna Maria Island (Florida) Fishing Regulations 2010

Recreational Saltwater Fishing Regulations (2010)
Republished from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission...

GET YOUR FISHING LICENSE ONLINE! - CLICK HERE!

Download 2010 Basic Recreational Saltwater Fishing Regulations -- By Species (size limits, bag limits, seasons and other important info).

Bike and Kayak Rentals on Anna Maria Island, Longboat & Siesta Key

Enjoy Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key & Siesta Key to the Fullest
With a Bike or Kayak Rental From Fun and More Rentals...

Anna Maria Island is laid back, quiet and still maintains that rare Old Florida charm.

It's such a pleasure to visit the entire Anna Maria Island area, including Longboat Key and Siesta Key.

It's becoming more and more popular with each passing season.

The reason Anna Maria Island is so popular among visitors from elsewhere in the world is because it's a small, friendly place that even sports a free trolley system that enables you to access virtually any place on the island with ease.

Did I say Free Trolley system?

I mean really, it doesn't get any better than that. A seven mile long island in the Gulf of Mexico that is literally surrounded by the most beautiful beaches you've even had the pleasure of sinking you toes into.

What Kind of Critters Live on Anna Maria Island?

Lizards, Geckos, Spiders and Other Critters You Can Live With...

Are you planning a trip to beautiful Anna Maria Island?

Never lived in a tropical environment before and wondering what kind of critters live in such an place?

Well, we are here to help.

When a friend of mine first moved to Anna Maria Island a few years ago, he too had some anxiety over just what kind of critters he would be sharing his space with.

He was quite fond of the thought of living amongst such tropical vegetation as can be found on Anna Maria Island, but he also knew that any healthy tropical ecosystem attracts a hosts of multi-legged creatures.

Business and Services on Anna Maria Island

Businesses on Anna Maria Island 
Service With a Smile...

When compared to the big city resort areas of America, Anna Maria Island may seem small, but Anna Maria Island definitely does mean Business.

It's true. Though small in perspective, Anna Maria Island, Florida has it all. But unlike big city America, Anna Maria Island offers you service with a smile.

Check out the Anna Maria Island Business Directory.

Whether you're on Anna Maria Island for a weekend getaway or an extended family vacation, a wedding, business meeting or banquet.

You can enjoy the relaxing Island feel while getting your work done, and you'll be able to get it done right.

Help Save Anna Maria Island

"Save Anna Maria" Has a New Look...

It's been reported in the Bradenton Times that the "Save Anna Maria" organization has a new look to an old mission!

The beauty of Anna Maria Island is undeniable, and probably the reason so many are
attracted to her shorelines and beaches. 

This is why our group called  "SAM , Loves Serving Anna Maria".

"Save Anna Maria" is a non-profit organization.

Our Mission  is to serve & preserve the unique Character of Anna Maria Island

That is the first thing you see when you visit the new Save Anna Maria website.

Just nominated as the president of Save Anna Maria Island (SAM), Katie Pierola is no stranger to Anna Maria Island. She has lived in Bradenton Beach for 30 years and served as Mayor for three terms.

Pierola said, "when the local Metropolitan Planning Organization started in 1972 the cities that were represented included Bradenton, Palmetto, Longboat Key, Sarasota, Venice, North Port and the counties of Sarasota and Manatee."

"The cities of Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach, and Holmes Beach did not have representation."

“There were really big problems with bad communication with the islands. We are trying to move forward and that’s why we’ve now got our Web site located at www.amisam.org.” 

The new web site for SAM was launched to improve communications with the community and to inform people about how this magnificent island, spanning seven miles long and two blocks wide, can be saved and served going into the future.

Visit "Save Anna Maria" at www.amisam.org to learn more.

Anna Maria Island Facebook

Join Our Anna Maria Island Facebook Page and Stay Connected...

If you love Anna Maria Island as much as we do, then by all means, join our Anna Maria Island Facebook.

Go to www.facebook.com/annamariaisland and join today!

It's FREE and anyone can join.

By becoming a Facebook member and joining our Anna Maria Island Facebook page you can stay connected with Anna Maria Island 24/7.

If you are a resident of AMI you can become a member and stay connected with friends.

If you are a business or service provider in the Anna Maria Island area, you too can become a member and stay better connected to the community you serve.

If you are planning a vacation to Anna Maria Island, then joining our Anna Maria Island Facebook puts in touch with other friends of Anna Maria Island.

You can also follow us on Twitter at... http://twitter.com/AnnaMariaLife.

Things To Do While Vacationing on Anna Maria Island

Anna Maria Island
Beaches, Culture, Art, Sports, Recreation & Adventure...

Outdoor Adventures, Exploring, Shopping, Sports and Recreation to Relaxing on the Beach in the Sun, There is Always Something To Do On Anna Maria Island.

From the moment you sink your toes into the sands of Anna Maria Island, you will know you have arrived at a vacation destination like no other.

On Anna Maria Island, there is no need to plan your day around the best times to avoid crowds and traffic jams, because once your feet hit the beaches, you chart your own course.

Be it lounging in the sun surf side, your favorite water sport, or enjoying a unique Anna Maria Island adventure... on Anna Maria Island, you are in control.

It's always up to you what you do while enjoying yourself on beautiful Anna Maria Island!

Florida's Best Kept Vacation Secret is Anna Maria Island

Anna Maria Island is Your Piece of Paradise in the Sun...

It's true!

From Honeymooners to Film Crews, Anna Maria Island is Your Piece of Paradise in the Sun!

Anna Maria Island, once one of Florida's best-kept secrets, has always been known for its sugar-white coastline, emerald green waters and quaint business districts. 

Today, Anna Maria Island is known as a favorite Florida vacation destination among national and international travelers from around the Globe.

Honeymooners have a special place in their hearts for Anna Maria Island, with fond memories of their Anna Maria Island wedding experience.

Read Why Anna Maria Island is a Favorite among Florida Wedding Locations.

Florida's Most Cherished of Beach Vacation Locations

Anna Maria Island:
Sugar White Sand Beaches On The Gulf of Mexico...

SUGAR WHITE SANDS ON THE GULF OF MEXICO - I read an article recently in the New York Times and drooled all over my keyboard.

You really must go there now, Anna Maria Island that is.

It's one of Florida most cherished of beach vacation locations, lined by sugar white sand beaches and surrounded by the sparkling blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

The article said, "FLORIDA is a clever little peninsula. Just when you think you’ve seen everything under its proverbial sun, you stumble across a place like Anna Maria Island — a seven-mile slip of cushy white sand tucked in the Gulf of Mexico where you can dump the car, rent a bike, swim in smooth, teal waters and eat remarkably well."

Anna Maria Island (Florida) Fishing Regulations

Recreational Saltwater Fishing Regulations (2010)
Republished from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission...

GET YOUR FISHING LICENSE ONLINE! - CLICK HERE!

Download 2010 Basic Recreational Saltwater Fishing Regulations -- By Species (size limits, bag limits, seasons and other important info).

Basic Recreational Saltwater Fishing Regulations

This brief summary of regulations governs the taking of saltwater species in Florida state waters for personal use. It is not applicable to the commercial harvesting of these species. The absence of complete laws, rules and regulations in this summary does not relieve persons from compliance with those laws, rules or regulations.

State waters extend to 3 nautical miles on the Atlantic and 9 nautical miles on the Gulf. Federal rules apply beyond state waters.

For species that do not have an established bag limit, more than 100 pounds or two fish per harvester per day (whichever is greater), is considered commercial quantities.

A saltwater products license and commercial vessel registration are required to harvest commercial quantities of unregulated species.

It is illegal to sell recreational harvested fish without compliance with commercial license requirements.

Issue Thirty Six, January 2010.

Click below for list of Prohibited Species!

Learn More About Anna Maria Island

Anna Maria Island Life Information Portal...

What is Anna Maria Island Life?

Anna Maria Island Life is a group of websites that provide information about life on Anna Maria Island, planning a wedding, local businesses and services, as well as information about things like where to stay, where to eat, what to see and do while on Anna Maria Island, organized events and entertainment, even local issues and news.

What is the Anna Maria Island Life Blog?

The Anna Maria Island Blog is the hub that ties these web properties together.

For anyone planning a vacation on Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key, Siesta Key, Lido Key or some other location close to Anna Maria Island, the Anna Maria Island Blog has a Vacation Equipment Rental and Supply category that may be of interest.

That's right, you can leave it all at home and just bring yourself!

Fun and More Beach, Bike and Baby Rentals, right here on beautiful Anna Maria Island... has everything you and your family need to enjoy your vacation of a life time!

Anna Maria Island Vacation Experience

Things To Do On Anna Maria Island...

You are planning a trip to paradise, but you've never been there and are wondering what to expect.

Just what are some things to do while visiting Anna Maria Island you ask?

Well, Anna Maria Island truly is a spectacular place to both live and visit.

Surrounded by Gulf of Mexico waters, trimmed with miles of sugar white sand beaches and teaming with life.

There certainly is no shortage of things to see and experience on Anna Maria Island, and we'd like to take this opportunity to recap just what some of those things are.

Vacation Destination Like No Other

It's been said that from the moment your toes touch the sands of Anna Maria, you'll know you've arrived at a vacation destination unlike anywhere you've been before.

While on Anna Maria Island, there is no need to plan your day around crowds, rush and traffic... cause those things simply cease to exist once you set foot in this laid back, Old Florida Paradise in the Sun!

As soon as your feet hit the beach, you chart your own course. Simply soak up the sun, or better yet... surf, jet ski, scuba dive, go boating and fishing... or create your own unique island adventure.

Bike Ride Anna Maria Island Safely

Bike Rentals are Ideal for Anna Maria Island,
But Ride Safely...

Yes, Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key are the perfect vacation destination to enjoy on two wheels, and Fun and More Bike Rentals will be more than happy to accommodate you during your stay.

We want you to know however, that although we encourage bicycle riding on Anna Maria, it only takes one jack ass in a car to ruin, not just your day, but your entire vacation!

The following story says it all, previously published to the Anna Maria Island Life blog, it is such an important message for anyone thinking about renting a bike, that in the name of safety we felt compelled to republish it here.

To read the original post and view all his photos, go to I'm a Lucky Man. It is a story about a man's fateful bike trip home from Rotten Ralph's on Anna Maria Island.

We are so glad rider ended up being alright. You would think that of all places, Anna Maria Island would be a safe place for a bike ride, and that if something did happen the culprit would at least stop!

Read our related articles... See Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key by Bicycle, Save on Bike Rentals on Anna Maria Island, Tour Longboat Key on a Bicycle, Bike Route to Sarasota via Longboat and Siesta Key.

Read our related articles... See Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key by Bicycle, Save on Bike Rentals on Anna Maria Island, Tour Longboat Key on a Bicycle, Bike Route to Sarasota via Longboat and Siesta Key.

Are The Waters Safe Off Anna Maria Island?

Water Sport and Recreation Rentals, Fun Yes,
But You Gotta Play It Safe When It Comes To The Currents...

This post was originally published on the Anna Maria Island Life blog.

The reason we are publishing here is in the name of safety.

At Fun and More Water Sport Rentals, we rent kayaks, skim boards, boogie boards and other water sport equipment to tourist.

Tourist are not necessarily familiar with the area's currents.

That is why we are publishing this post, because it points out that although the waters surrounding Anna Maria Island are mostly safe, you still need to be aware and use caution.

Are the Waters of Anna Maria Island Safe
For Swimming, Boogie Boarding and Skim Boarding?

Anna Maria Island, Best Sport Fishing in the World

Fishing Charters Off Anna Maria Island...

Anna Maria Island is home to some of the best sport fishing in the world.

Whether you’re a seasoned old salt or you’ve never cast a line... it caters to anglers of all ages and abilities. 

That's where Cortez Kat Charters comes in, and you can even save a few bucks with a Fish Charter Discount Coupon from Sun Saver... an Anna Maria Island exclusive.

Cortez Kat Charters has a 17 year history of providing daily fishing trips off the shores of Anna Maria Island and Bradenton Beach.

Your Captain, Gary Zink, can take you into deep Florida Gulf waters for Florida fishing at its best. A Florida boating adventure that will provide you and your guests with everything you need in order to catch really big fish and take home with you... a lifetime of vacation memories.

Bike Trails on Anna Maria Island

There is No Better Way to See Anna Maria Island
Than On a Bike...

Rent a bike from Fun and More Rentals, located right here on Anna Maria Island.

Are there bike trails for us two wheel freaks when we land on Anna Maria Island?

Well, I guess it depends what you call bike trails.

There is a new bike lane along Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach, located on Anna Maria Island. There are also bike lanes in Holmes Beach (central Anna Maria Island), and in Anna Maria City, our most northern and charming village on Anna Maria Island!

Anna Maria Island is probably one of the last remaining quaint, Old Florida style islands left.

Had an Anna Maria Island Experience?

Share Your Anna Maria Island Experience
With The World...

Do you live on Anna Maria Island?

Do you love Anna Maria Island as much as we do?

If so, then take advantage of this opportunity to tell the world why. Write us an article and we will publish it on the Anna Maria Island blog.

Got a hobby or serious interest that somehow involves Anna Maria Island?

Are you a landscaper, gardener, fisherman, business person or authority on something you do on Anna Maria Island?

Have you vacationed on Anna Maria Island?

Maybe you would like to write an article about your Anna Maria Island vacation experience, or what its like growing up or living on the Florida Gulf coast... on beautiful Anna Maria Island.

Its entirely up to you what you submit, so long as its something you are passionate about, it would be of interest to others, and that its to do with Anna Maria Island. In other words, if you think you would like to write about something that would be of interest to readers of the Anna Maria Island Life blog, then by all means... write it and we'll publish it.

It just has to be appropriate and something our readers would find interesting.

Welcome to Anna Maria Island Life, a website and online portal to all the good things that are Anna Maria Island.

Looking For a Place To Stay on Anna Maria Island?

Vacation Rentals Make the Best Vacation Accommodation...

If you're planning a trip to Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key, Lido Key or Siesta Key... and you're not sure yet where you will stay, think vacation rental.

Sure, hotels are OK, but if you really want to experience a Gulf Island vacation worth remembering, your accommodations are key.

In fact, your vacation accommodations are your first step to ensuring that you and your family enjoy a vacation of a life time!

Vacation rental accommodations have a lot to offer when compared to spending your hard earned vacation time cooped up in a hotel room.

Learn more about why a vacation rental home is your best option when traveling to Anna Maria Island.

Anna Maria Island Accommodations has set up an article section on their website with links to articles of interest to anyone planning a trip to beautiful Anna Maria Island.

Visit Anna Maria Island Vacation Rental Accommodation for a full compliment of choice vacation rentals in the Anna Maria Island area.

Anna Maria Island is the Best Vacation Destination in Florida

Looking For That Dream Vacation?
Then Come Vacation on Anna Maria Island in Florida!

What a blast it is to actually be here on beautiful Anna Maria Island. It's like a dream come true.

It is a dream come true... really!

We've been planning this trip I think for years now and finally made it, and its everything we had hoped for.

Anna Maria Island Rocks!

We haven't been to many places in Florida, but I'm going to make the claim anyway.

Anna Maria Island is the best vacation destination location in all of Florida!

Hey, I can say it if I want. It's a free country and right now for me... Anna Maria Island is the best place to spend my vacation, bar none... its got that Old Florida appeal.

If you'd like to know more, you can check out the History of Anna Maria Island  or surf our Anna Maria Island blog. There are a ton of different categories, and you can get a real feel for what life is like on this tropical island paradise on the Gulf coast of Florida.

Directions To Anna Maria Island?

How to Get to Anna Maria Island...

OK, you've read all the great stuff about Anna Maria Island and you know you wanna go there.

But you don't know how to get there!

So just where in the heck is Anna Maria Island exactly, and how do I get there?

For detailed instruction on how to get to Anna Maria Island, go to How Do I Get To Anna Maria Island?

There you will find a full description of where Anna Maria Island is located and how to get to there by vehicle.

From Orlando and Tampa in the north, and from Sarasota-Bradenton, as well as Ft. Meyers, Naples, Miami and Ft. Lauderdale in the south.

Welcome to Anna Maria Island Life.

Courtesy of Fun and More Vacation Equipment and Supply Rentals.