Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025

The Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025 would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to prohibit feeding sharks in the United States’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Florida. Specifically, the bill adjusts the existing prohibition by changing the reference from “the State” to “the States” and inserting Florida after Hawaii in Section 317 of the Act. This expands the geographic scope of the prohibition to include Florida, aligning it with the already-prohibited practice off Hawaii. The text provided does not specify penalties or enforcement details; those would be carried out under the broader enforcement framework of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. In short, the bill adds Florida to the federal ban on feeding sharks within the EEZ, aiming to reduce human–shark interactions and promote sea safety and shark conservation within Florida waters.