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The 240-foot closure prohibiting the harvest and retention of snowy grouper, blueline tilefish, yellowedge grouper, misty grouper, queen snapper and silk snapper caught in South Atlantic federal waters deeper than 240 feet was repealed May 10, 2012, by NOAA Fisheries Service. Learn more about Atlantic grouper regulatio at NOAA Southeast Fishery Bulletin [sero.nmfs.noaa.gov].
- Management changes affecting the recreational harvest of Gulf of Mexico red snapper in state waters and the statewide harvest of roundscale spearfish were made at the May 2 Commission meeting. View press releases on the changes.
- Learn more about Marine Life Fishery Public Workshops at the Public Meetings for Rulemaking Workshops page.
- Learn more about changes to Gulf of Mexico gag grouper management on the gag grouper question and answer page and the Gulf gag grouper page. View news release.
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Dan Ellinor with a gag grouper
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