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The SAFMC is considering allowing recreational fishermen to harvest almost 10,000 red snapper during 3-day 'weekend' seasons this fall.

Feds consider a limited re-opening of red snapper season

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council has voted to request an emergency rule to allow recreational and commercial fishermen the opportunity to harvest a limited number of red snapper. […]

Feds extend closure of red snapper fishing in South Atlantic

Jerry Dilsaver

The NOAA Fisheries Service has implemented Amendment 17A to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan, extending the indefinite closure of the red snapper fishery off North Carolina and several other South Atlantic states. […]

Feds extend closure of red snapper fishing in South Atlantic

Jerry Dilsaver

The NOAA Fisheries Service has implemented Amendment 17A to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan, extending the indefinite closure of the red snapper fishery off North Carolina and several other South Atlantic states. […]

If approved, a new fedreal measure would continue the current red snapper closure off the North Carolina coast and add an all-out bottom-fishing ban in a stretch of water from southern Georgia into northeastern Florida.

Red snapper fishing to remain closed off Carolinas if new measure ultimately approved

From News Reports

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council on Wednesday (June 9) accepted a measure that would continue the current closure of the red snapper fishery off the Carolinas, and would end all bottom fishing in a region stretching from southern Georgia to northeast Florida, the council announced. […]

South Atlantic Fisheries Managament Council action aims to maintain closure of red snapper fishing

From News Reports

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council on Wednesday (June 9) accepted a measure that would continue the current closure of the red snapper fishery off the coast of South Carolinas, but would shut down all bottom fishing from southern Georgia to northeast Florida, the council announced. […]

South Carolina's recreational retailindustry would be crippled if the current red snapper fishing ban is expanded, a new report shows.

Expanded red snapper ban would result in ‘economic battering’ of South Carolina recreational retail industry

From News Reports

A recent economic study shows an expansion of the current South Atlantic red snapper fishing ban in federal waters from North Carolina to the Florida Atlantic coast would result in “economic battering” of the recreational fishing retail marketing in the region, the American Sportfishing Association reported yesterday (June 8). […]

The need to rebuild the Southeast Atlantic's red snapper population is generally agreed upon, but a proposal to expand a current ban on all red snapper fishing off the coast would have dramatic economic impacts on the region.

Expansion of red snapper fishing ban would result in ‘economic battering’

From News Reports

A recent economic study shows an expansion of the current South Atlantic red snapper fishing ban in federal waters from North Carolina to the Florida Atlantic coast would result in “economic battering” of the recreational fishing retail marketing in the region, the American Sportfishing Association reported yesterday (June 8). […]

Federal officials have announced a six-month closure of all snapper fishing along the Eastern Coast beginning Jan. 4, raising protests from the recreational and commercial fishing industries.

Red snapper fishery closes Jan. 4 ‘until further notice’

Jerry Dilsaver

There seems to be some confusion between President Obama and some of his appointees. As the president was attending a jobs forum in Michigan and challenging the public sector to be open and receptive to new ways to put Americans back to work, his appointees at NOAA Fisheries were posting a notice of another fishery closure that will put thousands of recreational and commercial fishermen out of work for at least six months and probably longer. […]

Red snapper action hot as weather

Scott Keepfer

Trips to the aptly named Snapper Banks are well worth a 30-mile jaunt this time of year, and no one knows this better than Capt. Judy Helmey. […]