Florida Fishermen Get Permit for Extra Snapper Hauls to Cut Waste
Published Date: 7/7/2025
Notice
Summary
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wants special permission to let anglers catch red snapper outside the usual federal fishing seasons in the South Atlantic. If approved, this would relax some fishing limits and rules to test new ways to manage fish, reduce waste, and make fishing more fun and sustainable. This could change how recreational fishing works and offer more chances to enjoy the sport without extra costs or delays.
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Exemptions from limits and reporting rules
The EFP application asks to exempt that limited harvest from red snapper recreational bag and possession limits, recreational annual catch limits (ACLs), general reporting requirements for charter vessels and headboats, and accountability measures (AMs). If approved, charter operators and recreational anglers participating under the EFP would not have to follow those listed limits and reporting rules for the authorized harvest.
Limited red snapper harvest outside season
If the exempted fishing permit (EFP) is granted, anglers could be authorized to harvest red snapper outside any Federal recreational season in South Atlantic Federal waters. This would create additional chances for recreational fishing in that region under the EFP.
Pilot testing of alternative management strategies
FWC says the project is intended to test alternative recreational management strategies to reduce discards of red snapper and other snapper-grouper species, create additional opportunities for sustainable recreational harvest, and improve angler satisfaction. The EFP would be used as a pilot to evaluate those management approaches for possible use by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
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