Atlantic Snook season ends Saturday

The recreational harvest of snook will close in all Atlantic waters on December 15^th.

The season will reopen in the Atlantic’s state and federal waters on February the 1st.

Snook season is currently closed in Gulf of Mexico state and federal waters, and will remain closed through August of 2013, to give the fish time to fully rebound from severe cold weather in 2010 that killed many snook.

The extended Gulf harvest closure is intended to help protect snook populations this winter, when they are most vulnerable to cold weather, and give snook added protection during next spring and summer’s spawning months.

Anglers can still catch and release snook during the harvest closure, and the FWC encourages everyone to handle and release these fish carefully to help ensure their survival upon release.

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