The recreational harvest season for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico will open on Wednesday while the recreational seasons for gag grouper and greater amberjack will close.
Gag grouper fishing will remain off-limits throughout 2011, except for a two-month opening in the fall, from September 16 through November 15.
Gulf gag grouper are considered to be overfished and undergoing overfishing, and federal fisheries managers are preparing a plan to help rebuild their populations in the Gulf .
The Greater amberjack season will reopen on August 1.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will discuss the closing date for red snapper in state waters of the Gulf on June 9th at its meeting in St. Augustine.
Commissioners will consider adopting a closing date consistent with the federal date of July 18th.
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