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Gulf Council Reef Fish members approve emergency rule reducing recreational red snapper season to 11 days
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Reef Fish Committee voted in favor of an emergency rule that would result in an 11-day red snapper season this summer.

Taking an emergency action became necessary in the wake of a federal court decision, which in essence said that the federal management of red snapper in the Gulf violated various standards set forth in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management Act and was therefore illegal.

The committee's recommendation is scheduled for a full council vote on Thursday.
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In light of this I wish everyone would stop buying or eating commercially caught red snapper.

Does this effect the changes made to state waters?

What happened to the state extending state waters to 20 fathoms ? Although it would not fix the problem they could implement there on season in state waters and that would still generate some much needed income for the state .

Evidently, the present administration has determined that a majority of fishermen are also tea party members.

This is beyond ridiculous now. Roy and the boys have no idea of how to manage the resource.

reeltherapy wrote:What happened to the state extending state waters to 20 fathoms ? Although it would not fix the problem they could implement there on season in state waters and that would still generate some much needed income for the state .

Ask your Congressman who came out loud about this proposal, but then backed off after the commercial guys got into his ear. I'm an R all day long, but this move by him sucked.....