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NCDMF asks for red snapper carcasses
The NCDMR is asking red snapper anglers to donate carcasses during the upcoming red snapper seasons. […]
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Species spotlight: red snapper
Red snapper are an important recreational and commercial offshore species, and much controversy surrounds this fish between fisheries managers and anglers. […]
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4-day red snapper season for Carolina anglers
Anglers in the Carolinas will have a four-day season for red snapper in 2020. The dates are July 10 – 12, and July 17. […]
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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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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. […]
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. […]
Offshore Fishing
Changes may be coming in the snapper/grouper fishery
Dr. Michelle Duval of the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, chair of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, anticipates a few changes to how the snapper/grouper fishery is managed after fishermen brought up some issues during the SAFMC’s Visioning Project last year. […]
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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. […]
Offshore Fishing
Changes may be coming in the snapper/grouper fishery
Dr. Michelle Duval of the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, chair of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, anticipates a few changes to how the snapper/grouper fishery is managed after fishermen brought up some issues during the SAFMC’s Visioning Project last year. […]
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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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No red snapper season for 2016, say federal fisheries managers
Fishermen won’t be allowed to keep any red snapper in the Atlantic Ocean this year, after a May 20 announcement from NOAA Fisheries explaining that the total number of fish removed from the population in 2015 exceeded the allowable catch and discard level — somewhat surprising since there was no open season last year.
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No red snapper season for 2016, say federal fisheries managers
Fishermen won’t be allowed to keep any red snapper in the Atlantic Ocean this year, after a May 20 announcement from NOAA Fisheries explaining that the total number of fish removed from the population in 2015 exceeded the allowable catch and discard level — somewhat surprising since there was no open season last year.
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Feds: No red snapper season in 2015
After several years of limited weekend fishing, the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council announced today that there will be no red snapper season in federal waters in 2015, because the total number of fish removed from the population in 2014 exceeded the allowable harvest.