Skip to main content

Red Snapper Season Announced For South Atlantic & It's Abysmal

Measly recreational red snapper season announced for the South Atlantic, and that's using the term "season" liberally.

Red Snapper Season Announced For South Atlantic & It's Abysmal

NOAA Fisheries announced what they referred to as "limited openings" of recreational and commercial red snapper seasons in South Atlantic Federal Waters. Not sure how else it can be phrased, but in the recreational sector "limited openings" doesn't really seem like an accurate description of the approved "season" timeframe. You better sit down for this one. Recreational fishermen will get... two days. 48 hours. Again. Two days of absolute chaos at the docks and on the reefs, with each angler getting to take home a single red snapper of any size.

Meanwhile, the Gulf Red Snapper Recreational season offers a little more to enjoy with a consecutive 46-day summer season and a segmented...

Continue Reading

Recommended Articles

Advertisement

Get the Newsletter. Get it all.

Subscribe today and get the latest reviews, tips, recipes and more.

Sign Me Up