After watching a live barracuda, one surmises this toothsome saltwater predator needs protection about as much as John Wayne or a Navy SEAL.

Actually, it’s usually the other way around: Everything else that swims usually needs — at some point — protection from the barracuda.

But in November several compelling arguments prompted Florida to set catch limits for its toothiest native fish in Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic and inshore waters along the southern portion of the peninsula state.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission set a two-fish-per-person daily recreational and commercial bag limit and a six-fish-per-vessel daily recreational and commercial limit. The action came without a new biological stock assessment. The commission promises updated barracuda studies along with public meetings.

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