# 2025-14941: Gulf Fishers Rejoice: Red Grouper Limits Get a Boost for 2025

2025-14941, Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America; Red Grouper Catch Limits, is a Federal Register rule from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2025-08-06, effective for the remainder of the 2025 fishing year; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-14941
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-14941
- Title: Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America; Red Grouper Catch Limits
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 37804
- Published: 2025-08-06
- Effective: for the remainder of the 2025 fishing year
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 0648-BN85
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

Gulf Fishers Rejoice: Red Grouper Limits Get a Boost for 2025

## Summary

Fishermen in the Gulf of America get a boost! The government is raising the red grouper catch limits for the rest of 2025 to help both commercial and recreational fishers catch more and earn more. This emergency rule extends the fishing season and opens up new money-making chances for everyone who loves reeling in red grouper.

## Abstract

NMFS issues this final temporary rule to promulgate emergency measures, due to recently discovered circumstances to mitigate harmful economic conditions to red grouper fishermen in the Gulf of America (Gulf). As requested by the Gulf Council (Council), NMFS issues this final temporary rule to increase the Gulf red grouper catch limits for the remainder of the 2025 fishing year. The purpose of this emergency action is to allow for increased harvest opportunities in the commercial and recreational sectors, particularly by extending the recreational fishing season and increasing the revenue potential for commercial and charter vessel/headboat (for-hire) fishermen targeting red grouper.

## Effects PRIA read

- Red Grouper Catch Limits Raised: benefit, medium. If you fish for red grouper in the Gulf of America, NMFS increased the red grouper catch limits for the remainder of the 2025 fishing year. The emergency rule extends the recreational fishing season and is intended to increase revenue potential for commercial and charter vessel/headboat (for-hire)…

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## Sources
- [2025-14941 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/06/2025-14941/reef-fish-fishery-of-the-gulf-of-america-red-grouper-catch-limits)
- [2025-14941 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-06/pdf/2025-14941.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-14941 (as of 2026-06-11).