Gag grouper season ends next week

Recreational fishing for gag grouper in most Gulf of Mexico waters and vermilion snapper in the Atlantic Ocean will close on November the 1^st to reduce overfishing and increase the population of the two species.

The gag grouper recreational harvest season in Gulf of Mexico state and federal waters will close November the 1^st, with the final day of harvest being October 31st.

The closure does not include state waters off Franklin, Jefferson, Wakulla and Taylor counties

Fishing off those counties has been closed since June 30^th.

It also does not include state waters off Monroe County, which is currently open through December 31st and is included in Atlantic gag grouper seasons and rules. 

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