Red Snapper fishermen could have some busy weekends this Fall.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has agreed to reopen recreational fishing for red snapper in Gulf of Mexico state waters for eight straight three-day weekends this fall.
Beginning October the 1st fishermen will be able to fish for red snapper on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for eight consecutive weekends through Sunday, November 21st.
Each fisherman will be allowed to keep two red snapper greater than 16 inches total length daily.
The extended season coincides with a proposed open season for red snapper that is expected to be implemented in Gulf federal waters off of Florida on the same dates.
The regular recreational harvest season for red snapper in all waters of the Gulf off Florida took place from June 1 until July 24 this year.
However, recreational fishing for Gulf red snapper this summer was much less than anticipated because of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, so the Gulf recreational red snapper quota was not met during the regular season.
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