Limits On Red Snapper To Tighten

Despite strong red snapper growth in the Gulf, regulators say the 2010 season is expected to be strictest ever.

By: Christian Stapleton | WKRG-TV
Published: November 01, 2009

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Regulators say that the Gulf's red snapper
population appears to be robust and growing, but the 2010 snapper
limits will likely be the strictest ever, possibly one fish per day
or a 30-day season.
Charter captains say such restrictions will sink their industry,
and recreational anglers say there won't be any reason to leave the
dock.
While the final catch estimates for the 2009 season aren't in
yet, regulators say that recreational anglers exceeded their 2.4
million-pound quota by an additional 1 to 2 million pounds. The way
federal fisheries law is written, the extra fish caught in 2009
mean the 2010 limit will have to be that much stricter.