
Federal Plan Would Allow South Atlantic Anglers Limited Red Snapper Season
Commercial and recreational fishermen would share quota of 13,000 snapper

Commercial and recreational fishermen would share quota of 13,000 snapper

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

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.

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.

Commercial and recreational fishermen would share quota of 13,000 snapper

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

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.

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.
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