NOAA
FISHERIES SERVICE FISHERY BULLETIN
SOUTHEAST
REGIONAL OFFICE
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
July 22, 2008
Media Contact:
Kim Amendola -
NOAA
727-551-5707
REMINDER THE
RECREATIONAL RED SNAPPER FISHERY IN THE GULF OF MEXICO CLOSES 12:01 A.M.
LOCAL TIME AUGUST 5, 2008
NOAA’s
National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service) reminds
fishermen that the recreational fishery for red snapper in federal
waters of the Gulf of Mexico will close effective 12:01 a.m. local time
August 5, 2008, through December 31, 2008, the end of the current
fishing year. The recreational fishery in federal waters will reopen on
June 1, 2009, the beginning of the 2009 federal recreational fishing
season.
Closure of the
recreational red snapper fishery in federal waters complies with
regulations implemented under the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish
Resources of the Gulf of Mexico, and in accordance with requirements
specified in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act. NOAA Fisheries Service is required to close a fishery or fishery
sector in federal waters when the quota is met or projected to be met.
This and other
Southeast Fishery Bulletins are available online at:
http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/bulletins/2008_bulletins.htm
Regards, Pete
