Red Snapper News Stories
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
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
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 The problem is that the heavily-recreational-leaning Gulf Council and NOAA Fisheries are using outdated information to increase quotas when stocks are declining, then have to reduce quotas when the stock plummets even further."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
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 The problem is that the heavily-recreational-leaning Gulf Council and NOAA Fisheries are using outdated information to increase quotas when stocks are declining, then have to reduce quotas when the stock plummets even further."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
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
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
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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