**NOTICE**
NOAA Fisheries Has Issued An
Early Closure of August 5th, 2008
For Red Snapper In The Gulf of Mexico!!!
New Regulatory Action:
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA
Fisheries Service) announces 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. NOAA Fisheries
Service has determined this action is necessary to
prevent overfishing and to keep the recreational fishery
from exceeding its quota during the 2008 fishing year.
To read the full announcement, click on the link below.
Red Snapper Closure PDF
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