Gulf Council Recommends Lower Deep-Water Grouper Catch Limits, Allocations
Changes are coming to the deep-water grouper complex, after much Gulf Council discussion, thanks to a new stock assessment for yellowedge grouper, one of the species in the complex. Catch limits represent an approximate 50% reduction in allowable harvest to end overfishing of yellowedge grouper, the Council said in a statement.
The deep-water grouper complex comprises warsaw grouper, snowy grouper, yellowedge grouper and speckled hind, and is managed with a single annual catch limit for the complex, according to the Gulf Council...
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