NOAA Fisheries Announces Limited Openings of
Recreational and Commercial Red Snapper Seasons
in South Atlantic Federal Waters
Each year, NOAA Fisheries announces the season opening dates for red snapper in federal waters of the South Atlantic, in addition to the recreational season length.
For the 2023 season•
The recreational sector will open for harvest on the following 2 days:
July 14 and 15, 2023 (Friday and Saturday) - The recreational season opens at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 14, 2023, and closes at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 16, 2023.
The commercial sector will open for
harvest at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 10, 2023, and will close at 12:01 a.m., local time, on January 1, 2024, unless the commercial annual catch limit is met or projected to be met before this date.
If the commercial sector closes before 12:01 a.m., local time, on January 1st 2024, NOAA Fisheries will announce it in the Federal Register and publish another Fishery Bulletin.
During the Limited Open Seasons:
The total annual catch limit is 42.510 fish.
The recreational annual catch limit is 29,656 fish.
The recreational bag limit is one red snapper per person per day. This applies to private and charter boat / head boat vessels (the Captain and
crew on for-hire vessels may retain the recreational bag limit). The commercial annual catch limit is 124,815 pounds whole weight (12,854 fish). The commercial trip limit is 75 pounds gutted weight. There are no minimum or maximum size limits for the recreational or commercial sectors.
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