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Should red snapper populations be regulated by each state?
Red snapper populations in the South Atlantic are growing bigger each year. Is it time for SAFMC to pass the management of the species to individual states? […]
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Bottom fishing is producing multiple species
Bottom fishing action is cranking up off the Carolina coastlines, and this video shows an example of what’s biting and how to catch them. […]
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N.C. coastal fishing report for mid-May
North Carolina’s saltwater fishing report for mid-May is even hotter than it was last week, and it’s expected to get even better. […]
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Southport area anglers catching lots of fish
Anglers in the Southport area are catching plenty of redfish, speckled trout, and even several offshore species during this February warming trend. […]
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Donate your red snapper carcasses for research
Donate your red snapper carcasses at one of a number of collection drop-off points to help the SCDNR do research on the species. […]
Cobia
S.C. coastal fishing report – what’s biting right now
Anglers are catching a big variety of species along the South Carolina coastline, including mackerel, redfish, spadefish, cobia, and trout. […]
Outdoor Update
NOAA announces 2019 red snapper seasons
The 2019 recreational seasons for American red snapper in the federal waters off the Carolina coastlines will be made up of five days, one day shorter than the 2018 seasons. […]
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Red snapper season approved for Carolina anglers
The federal waters off the coasts of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Zone, which includes both Carolinas, will open up to recreational fishing for red snapper for six days next month. The season will run Aug. 10 through Aug. 12, then again on Aug. 17 through Aug. 19.
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Red snapper season reopening for three days in December
The recreational harvest of red snapper in South Atlantic federal waters will reopen for three days in December 2017. Recreational harvest will reopen 12:01 a.m. (local time) on December 8, 2017, and close 12:01 a.m. (local time) on December 11, 2017. […]
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Red snapper season approved, begins this weekend
At the request of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and working closely with NOAA Fisheries, an interim annual catch limit has been approved that will open the red snapper fishery to limited harvest in 2017. […]
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Red snapper season postponed; no fishing in July in North Carolina’s offshore waters
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council postponed on June 28 a limited season on red snapper that had been proposed for weekends in July, but it still hopes to give fishermen a similar season beginning sometime in August.
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