Red Snapper Management Battle Forcing Gulf Lawmakers to Choose Between Rec and Commercial Industries
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Montgomery Advertiser] by Ledyard King - July 28, 2015
Red snapper has become the focus of the battle between fisherman and environmentalists, and the catalyst for members of Congress, who represent Gulf Coast states, to push legislation that would allow for longer seasons and larger limits.
The fish has become the symbol of recreational fishers' frustration with federal management.
Anglers say they are now seeing an abundance of the early maturing reef fish that can live to the age of 57...
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