Fishing Seasons

Plan around seasonal fishing opportunities across StrikeTracks coastal and offshore destinations. These windows help you see when a species is typically worth planning for. Always check current conditions and local regulations before you go.

Fish in Season and Typical Seasonal Window

Fish in Season uses a documented month-based window, such as May — September. Typical Seasonal Window uses broader seasonal timing when exact month precision would overstate confidence. Neither is a legal open season or a live fishing rating.

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Albacore

Atlantic bluefin tuna

  • Hudson Canyon

    Typical Seasonal WindowLate Spring — SummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Jeffreys Ledge

    Typical Seasonal WindowLate Spring — SummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Stellwagen Bank

    Typical Seasonal WindowLate Spring — SummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Wilmington Canyon

    Typical Seasonal WindowLate Spring — SummerRegulations vary annually

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Atlantic bonito

Atlantic cod

Atlantic mackerel

Atlantic tarpon

Barred sand bass

Black drum

Black rockfish

Black sea bass

Blue marlin

Bluefish

California halibut

California sheephead

  • Santa Cruz Island Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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California yellowtail

Chinook salmon

  • Astoria / Columbia River Entrance

    Typical Seasonal WindowLate Summer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Brookings / Chetco River Bar

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Charleston / Coos Bay

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Crescent City Harbor

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Humboldt Bay at North Spit

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Ilwaco / Cape Disappointment

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • La Push / Quillayute River

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Monterey Harbor

    Typical Seasonal WindowLate Spring — SummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Neah Bay

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Newport / Yaquina Bay

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Port Orford Harbor

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • San Francisco Golden Gate

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Tillamook Bay at Garibaldi

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Westport / Grays Harbor

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Astoria Ocean / Columbia Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Coos Bay / Charleston Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Cordell Bank Fishable Waters

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Farallon Islands Fishable Waters

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Homer / Lower Cook Inlet

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Icy Strait / Point Adolphus

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Ketchikan / Prince of Wales Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Kodiak Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Monterey Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Neah Bay / Olympic Coast Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Newport Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Seward / North Gulf

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Sitka Outer Coast

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Unalaska / Dutch Harbor Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Westport Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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Cobia

Coho salmon

  • Astoria / Columbia River Entrance

    Typical Seasonal WindowLate Summer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Westport / Grays Harbor

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Astoria Ocean / Columbia Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Coos Bay / Charleston Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Farallon Islands Fishable Waters

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Icy Strait / Point Adolphus

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Ketchikan / Prince of Wales Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Kodiak Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Seward / North Gulf

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Sitka Outer Coast

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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  • Unalaska / Dutch Harbor Offshore

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  • Westport Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummer — Early FallRegulations vary annually

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Common snook

Cunner

False albacore

Gag grouper

  • Alabama Offshore Reef Zone

    Typical Seasonal WindowWinter — SpringRegulations vary annually

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  • Cape Lookout Shoals

    Typical Seasonal WindowWinter — SpringRegulations vary annually

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  • Charleston Offshore Live Bottom

    Typical Seasonal WindowWinter — SpringRegulations vary annually

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  • Destin / Okaloosa Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowWinter — SpringRegulations vary annually

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  • Fort Myers / Lee County Offshore Reefs

    Typical Seasonal WindowWinter — SpringRegulations vary annually

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  • Frying Pan Shoals

    Typical Seasonal WindowWinter — SpringRegulations vary annually

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  • Gray's Reef Fishable Waters

    Typical Seasonal WindowWinter — SpringRegulations vary annually

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  • Panama City Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowWinter — SpringRegulations vary annually

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  • Pensacola Offshore Reefs

    Typical Seasonal WindowWinter — SpringRegulations vary annually

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  • Pinellas Offshore Reefs

    Typical Seasonal WindowWinter — SpringRegulations vary annually

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  • Savannah Snapper Banks

    Typical Seasonal WindowWinter — SpringRegulations vary annually

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Gray snapper

Gray triggerfish

  • Alabama Offshore Reef Zone

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Charleston Offshore Live Bottom

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Flower Garden Banks Fishable Waters

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Galveston / Freeport Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Mississippi Offshore Reefs

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Port Aransas Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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Greater amberjack

  • Alabama Offshore Reef Zone

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Baltimore / Washington Canyons

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Cape Lookout Shoals

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Destin / Okaloosa Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Flower Garden Banks Fishable Waters

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Fort Myers / Lee County Offshore Reefs

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Frying Pan Shoals

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Galveston / Freeport Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Grand Isle 9 Offshore Reef

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Panama City Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Pensacola Offshore Reefs

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Pinellas Offshore Reefs

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Port Aransas Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Savannah Snapper Banks

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • South Padre Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Venice / Mississippi Canyon

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Wilmington Canyon

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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Haddock

Hogfish

  • Fort Myers / Lee County Offshore Reefs

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Lower Keys Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Middle Keys Reef Tract

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Pinellas Offshore Reefs

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Upper Keys Reef Tract

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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Kelp Bass

King mackerel

Lingcod

Mahi-mahi

Mutton snapper

Pacific bluefin tuna

Pacific halibut

  • Astoria Ocean / Columbia Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowLate Spring — SummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Coos Bay / Charleston Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowLate Spring — SummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Homer / Lower Cook Inlet

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Icy Strait / Point Adolphus

    Typical Seasonal WindowLate Spring — SummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Ketchikan / Prince of Wales Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowLate Spring — SummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Kodiak Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowLate Spring — SummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Neah Bay / Olympic Coast Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowLate Spring — SummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Newport Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowLate Spring — SummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Seward / North Gulf

    Typical Seasonal WindowLate Spring — SummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Sitka Outer Coast

    Typical Seasonal WindowLate Spring — SummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Unalaska / Dutch Harbor Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Westport Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowLate Spring — SummerRegulations vary annually

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Pollock

Red drum

Red grouper

  • Fort Myers / Lee County Offshore Reefs

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Pinellas Offshore Reefs

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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Red snapper

  • Alabama Offshore Reef Zone

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Charleston Offshore Live Bottom

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Destin / Okaloosa Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Flower Garden Banks Fishable Waters

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Fort Myers / Lee County Offshore Reefs

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Galveston / Freeport Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Grand Isle 9 Offshore Reef

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Gray's Reef Fishable Waters

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Mississippi Offshore Reefs

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Panama City Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Pensacola Offshore Reefs

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Pinellas Offshore Reefs

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Port Aransas Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Savannah Snapper Banks

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • South Padre Offshore

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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  • Venice / Mississippi Canyon

    Typical Seasonal WindowSummerRegulations vary annually

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Redtail surfperch

Sailfish

Scup

Southern flounder

Spanish mackerel

Spotted sand bass

Spotted seatrout

Striped bass

Summer flounder

Tautog

Vermilion snapper

Wahoo

Weakfish

White marlin

White seabass

Yellowfin tuna

Yellowtail snapper

Fishing season does not necessarily mean a legal open season. Rules, closures, possession limits, and legal timing can change. Always check current local regulations and current conditions before you go. Disclaimer. A seasonal window is planning intelligence, not a legal open season.

How StrikeTracks defines fishing seasons

StrikeTracks fishing seasons describe seasonal opportunity, not a promise that fish will be caught. Fish in Season uses documented month ranges. Typical Seasonal Window uses qualitative timing when a precise month range would overstate confidence. Local regulations remain the legal authority. Live, estimated, and information-only destination products are separate from this catalog.

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