Public outcry over possible red snapper closures

  • Although the red snapper season in the Atlantic has been limited to only two days a year, these fish often find themselves the bycatch of fishermen targeting other snapper grouper species.
    Although the red snapper season in the Atlantic has been limited to only two days a year, these fish often find themselves the bycatch of fishermen targeting other snapper grouper species.
    More than 1,000 citizens submitted comments to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council on the discussion of red snapper management — the majority of which were vehemently opposed to any add...

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