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June 18, 2012

Evidence Justifies Allocating More Red Snapper to Recreational Fishermen

A total of 19 studies dating back to 2000 show conclusively that, based on economics, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council should allocate a greater share of red snapper and grouper to recreational fishermen, says a marine-conservation group. Read More
June 15, 2012

Federal Plan Would Allow South Atlantic Anglers Limited Red Snapper Season

Commercial and recreational fishermen would share quota of 13,000 snapper Read More
June 7, 2012

2012 Florida Gulf Snapper Season Best Ever

We chummed for snapper on Florida's Gulf Coast, then hooked them up on light tackle. Read More
June 6, 2012

Let States Manage Red Snapper, Scientist Says

Let states manage stocks of red snapper and other non-migratory fish off their shores.That’s the basic message in an op-ed piece by Dr. Bob Shipp, chairman of the Dept. of Marine Sciences at the University of South Alabama and a 16-year member of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. (Shipp is also a long-time Fish Facts expert for Sport Fishing magazine.) Read More
May 5, 2012

Louisiana to Defy NOAA Fisheries on Red Snapper Fishing
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The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is moving to implement a "Louisiana-only" red snapper season starting in 2013 that will allow anglers a far longer season than federal regulations permit. Read More
May 4, 2012

Legalize Alternatives to Stabbing Fish

A large group of fisheries scientists and others ask the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to allow a release method less risky to fish than what the law currently requires. Read More
May 4, 2012

Florida Sets 40-Day Red Snapper Season in Gulf

The state season is the same as the recently announced federal recreational red snapper season. Read More