Louisiana anglers get 15 more days to catch red snapper
Published 3:12 pm Thursday, May 23, 2013
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana anglers will get 15 more days to catch red snapper this season than they thought.
Federal regulators had said the season would be nine to 28 days, depending on the state. But a week before opening, NOAA Fisheries announced that the recreational red snapper season in federal waters will be 17 to 34 days.
NOAA said updated recreational landings data and new information from Louisiana and Texas prompted the change.
Louisiana anglers will get 24 days rather than nine. The federal recreational season opens June 1.
The season off Mississippi and Alabama — which set their state season to match federal dates — changes from 28 days to 34.
The federal season off Texas rises from 12 days to 17. Florida’s increases from 21 days to 26.
(American Press Archives)
