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Red Snapper News Stories

Outlook for Gulf Fisheries not highlighted in Status of Stocks

"First and foremost, fisheries management decisions must be based on science, not politics. Especially in mixed-use fisheries here in the Gulf of Mexico." - Gary Jarvis, commercial and charter captain 


June 10, 2024

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Bringing Red Snapper Back from the Brink

 "You need to be a good steward of the fishery. The healthier the fish stocks are, the more fish I'll be able to catch. As a commercial fisherman, my livelihood depends on the stock. If the stock is in bad shape, I start losing access to what I can catch." Bubba Cochrane, President 

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Higher red snapper catch limits for 2023 Gulf of Mexico

 "...serial overharvesting happened as the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) failed to develop and approve a viable solution in a timely manner and ignored the advice from NOAA Fisheries’ general counsel that a lack of ‘common currency’ was a violation of MSA,” - Eric Brazer, Deputy Director 


December 6, 2022

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Viewpoint: Overcapitalization in the Gulf snapper fishery

 "The “problem” in the reef fish fishery isn’t the commercial IFQ programs. The problem is that the heavily-recreational-leaning Gulf Council and NOAA Fisheries are using outdated information to increase quotas when stocks are declining, then have to reduce quotas when the stock plummets even further."  - Buddy Guindon, Executive Director.


September 12, 2022

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Viewpoint: Overcapitalization in the Gulf snapper fishery

 "The “problem” in the reef fish fishery isn’t the commercial IFQ programs. The problem is that the heavily-recreational-leaning Gulf Council and NOAA Fisheries are using outdated information to increase quotas when stocks are declining, then have to reduce quotas when the stock plummets even further."  - Buddy Guindon, Executive Director.


September 12, 2022

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Increase in red snapper catch limit worries commercial anglers.

"In recent history, commercial and charter fishermen are having a harder time catching fish that they normally catch." - Ashford Rosenberg, Policy Director


August 29, 2022

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Managers Ignore Commercial Fishermen, Recommend Risky Red Snapper Quota

When the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) met in Corpus Christi last week, commercial and charter fishermen from Texas to Florida packed the meeting room and were unified around a single message – we are seeing warning signs that red snapper have started to decline. 

 

August 29, 2022

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Guest Commentary: Commercial anglers sounding alarm about snapper stocks

"If you had asked me five years ago if I was worried about red snapper populations in Texas, I would have said 'no.'


But I'm not that optimistic today" - Buddy Guindon, Executive Director.


August 25, 2022

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