Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Get Traded Like Stocks. So Just How Big is the Market?
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Miami Herald] by Jenny Staletovich - December 6, 2017
For the next two years, a team of researchers studying red snapper -- the sweet and nutty star of seafood menus that also happens to be at the center of a heated regulatory battle -- will do the seemingly impossible: count the number of fish swimming in the Gulf of Mexico.
The $10 million study, meant to provide an independent tally for fishermen around the Gulf, may ultimately offer the largest fish survey ever performed, and lead to more accurate counting tools for the complex job of assessing fish stocks. It's also a stab at resolving the ongoing dispute over strict snapper rules that critics say favor commercial fishermen, allowing a few powerful ones to control lucrative catch limits traded like shares ...
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