If implemented, the new catch limits would not change the for-hire season duration. *NOAA Fisheries has proposed higher red snapper catch limits that may be implemented during the open for-hire season. This buffer helps minimize the potential for a quota overage. The federal for-hire annual catch target is 91% of its quota, or 2,904,862 pounds whole weight (increased from 2,848,000 pounds in 2022).The federal for-hire component is allocated 42.3% of the recreational sector quota, or 3,191,958 pounds whole weight. The recreational sector is allocated 49% of that total, which is 7,546,000 pounds whole weight. The quota for red snapper in the Gulf combined for the commercial and recreational sectors is 15.4 million pounds whole weight.What are the quotas and annual catch targets for 2023? While on a recreational trip, each person aboard is restricted to the bag limit, no commercial quantities of any reef fish species can be on board, and the fish may not be sold.This does not apply if the vessel also has a Federal Gulf Charter/Headboat Permit for Reef Fish (see above).Persons aboard the vessel can recreationally fish for red snapper when the private angling season is open if they declare they are recreationally fishing when they hail out through the vessel monitoring system or call-in system.Vessels with a Federal Gulf Commercial Reef Fish Permit:.Please see state regulations relative to fishing for red snapper in state waters.The delegation of management to the Gulf states for the red snapper private angling component does not allow for-hire vessels to fish for or possess red snapper in or from federal waters without a federal for-hire permit.State licensed for-hire vessels without a Federal Gulf Charter/Headboat Permit for Reef Fish:.These restrictions apply regardless of any other permit on the vessel.These restrictions apply even if the vessel is not acting as a charter vessel for example, the captain is taking his or her family fishing.If the federal permit is transferred off the vessel, persons aboard the vessel cannot, at any time during that fishing year, fish for or possess red snapper in federal waters when the federal for-hire season is closed.Persons aboard a federally permitted for-hire reef fish vessel cannot fish for or possess red snapper in federal or state waters when the federal for-hire season is closed.Vessels with a Federal Gulf Charter/Headboat Permit for Reef Fish:.Regulations for Fishing in Federal Waters: See discussion below in “Frequently Asked Questions” for more information. If implemented, these new catch limits would not change the federal for-hire season duration.
NOAA Fisheries has proposed a rule to increase Gulf red snapper catch limits that may be implemented during the federal for-hire red snapper season.The number of days for the federal for-hire component to harvest its annual catch target was projected using recent catch rates and average weights of landed fish.The annual catch target for the federal for-hire component is 2,904,682 pounds whole weight, which is 91% of the quota.The 2023 quota for the federal for-hire component is 3,191,958 pounds whole weight.The private angling component is allocated 57.7% and the for-hire component is allocated 42.3% of the quota. The red snapper total recreational quota is 7,546,000 pounds whole weight.Please check with your state agency for specific dates. Private Anglers Note: Each Gulf state will set the private angling season for state and federal waters.The season for federally permitted for-hire reef fish vessels will open at 12:01 a.m., local time, on June 1, 2023, and will close at 12:01 a.m., local time, on August 25, 2023.The 2023 red snapper fishing season for vessels with a federal for-hire reef fish permit is 85 days in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
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