Fishing for several species of grouper in the Gulf of
Mexico will stop on February the 1st.
The
seasonal closure will impact fishing for black, red, yellowfin, scamp,
yellowmouth, rock hind and red hind through March 31st.
Gag
grouper, which has a separate
season from other Gulf of
Mexico grouper, is also
included in the closure.
The gag
grouper population is considered too low, and too many are being caught for the
population to be sustainable.
The
upcoming two-month recreational harvest closure of all eight grouper species,
often referred to as shallow-water grouper, is intended to help rebuild the gag
grouper fishery.
Gag
grouper spawn during the February and March closure, so limiting the harvest of
other grouper helps reduce the number of gag grouper that are caught
unintentionally and die after being released.
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