We've gotten fishing licenses for a couple of our crew on the last 3 trips. It's just not worth the hassle anymore. You shouldn't eat any reef fish you catch like mackerel, snapper, etc. You could eat a tuna or a mahi, but your chances of catching one are slim to none. We always go east, past the drop, between norman and cooper and we have never caught anything other than a barracuda. It's fun but not worth it.