2025 Gulf Red Snapper Recreational For-Hire Fishing Season
catch-limit · red snapper · Published 2025-05-12 · Effective 2025-09-16 · 90 FR 20127
Document
Document number
2025-08228
Federal Register citation
90 FR 20127
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
catch-limit
Species
red snapper
Publication date
2025-05-12
Effective date
2025-09-16
NOAA docket
Docket No. 140818679-5356-02
Abstract
NMFS announces the 2025 recreational fishing season for the Federal charter vessel/headboat (for-hire) component for red snapper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf through this temporary rule. The red snapper recreational for-hire component in the Gulf EEZ opens on June 1, 2025, and will close at 12:01 a.m., local time, on September 16, 2025. This closure is necessary to prevent the Federal for-hire component from exceeding its quota and to prevent overfishing of the Gulf red snapper resource.