Recreational fishing for amberjack and gray triggerfish opens January the 1st

Recreational fishing for greater amberjack and gray triggerfish will reopen in Gulf state and federal waters beginning January the 1^st.

Gray triggerfish has been off-limits to recreational fishermen since last February after NOAA Fisheries determined that the recreational quota was exceeded in both 2013 and 2014.

Greater amberjack fishing was closed in Gulf federal waters in September and state waters in November to help prevent exceeding the annual federal recreational quota.

Both species are considered overfished, which means there are not enough fish for these populations to remain sustainable.

Greater amberjack are also undergoing overfishing, which means more fish are being removed from the population than is sustainable.

To further protect the species, the greater amberjack size limit will change from 30 inches to 34 inches fork length in Gulf state and federal waters beginning January the 4^th.

Changing the greater amberjack minimum size limit will help ensure more female greater amberjack are left in the water and have a chance to reproduce before being harvested. 

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