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Anglers remain skeptical as fisheries managers grapple with red snapper bycatch mortality.
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Anglers remain skeptical as fisheries managers grapple with red snapper bycatch mortality.
The 9.26-pound snapper, if approved by IGFA, should beat the old record by nearly 30 percent.
Researchers will talk to anglers at boat ramps and collect data samples.
Federal fishery managers are collecting catch data from South Atlantic anglers in this month’s red snapper mini-season in an unprecedented web-based program.
Anglers will be invited to participate in upcoming study launched by public/private partnership.
The program proposes selecting 150 offshore anglers for access to 25,000 pounds of Gulf of Mexico red snapper.
Since 1990, the allocation of Gulf red snapper has stood at 51% commercial to 49% recreational.
The Bipartisan Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act already enjoys strong support.
Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act would turn fishery management over to the Gulf states.
Anglers remain skeptical as fisheries managers grapple with red snapper bycatch mortality.
The 9.26-pound snapper, if approved by IGFA, should beat the old record by nearly 30 percent.
Researchers will talk to anglers at boat ramps and collect data samples.
Federal fishery managers are collecting catch data from South Atlantic anglers in this month’s red snapper mini-season in an unprecedented web-based program.
Anglers will be invited to participate in upcoming study launched by public/private partnership.
The program proposes selecting 150 offshore anglers for access to 25,000 pounds of Gulf of Mexico red snapper.
Since 1990, the allocation of Gulf red snapper has stood at 51% commercial to 49% recreational.
The Bipartisan Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act already enjoys strong support.
Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act would turn fishery management over to the Gulf states.
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