Monday, December 23, 2013

NOAA Fisheries announces 2014 Red Snapper season

NOAA Fisheries has announced the 2014 Red Snapper Recreational Season in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

The 2014 Gulf of Mexico red snapper recreational season will be 40 days, opening on June 1st and closing on July 11th

That’s about 2 weeks longer than the 2013 season.

The longer season is because the total allowable catch was increased to 11 million pounds.

The commercial sector can harvest 5.6 million pounds, while recreational fishermen get the remaining 5.4 million pounds.

The recreational quota in 2013 was 4.1 million pounds.

The announcement affects only federal waters.

The Florida Fish and wildlife conservation commission will decide the season length in state waters.


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