A Saltwater Fishing License is required for all persons fishing or possessing fish in saltwater areas of Alabama. (Saltwater Areas Map)
All licenses expire on August 31.
- Residents and nonresidents under the age of 16 are exempt from needing a license. Residents age 65 and over are also exempt.
- Annual and seven-day trip licenses are available for residents and non-residents
- This license is also required for cast netting, flounder gigging and recreational crab traps
- Residency Requirements
- Saltwater Angler Registration is required for residents who are not required to purchase an annual saltwater license such as those 65 or older, have a lifetime saltwater license, or fish exclusively on a pier that has purchased a pier fishing license. Registration is free.
SALTWATER LICENSE FEES - UPDATED SEPTEMBER 1, 2018
| License | Alabama | Louisiana | Florida | All Other States |
| Annual | 23.80 | 90.10 | 48.10 | 50.95 |
| Trip | 9.95 | 28.20 | 30.10 | 28.20 |
| Pier | 6.30 | 11.60 | 11.60 | 11.60 |
| Spear Fishing | 6.00 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| Disabled | 3.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
