WASHINGTON, May 12 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: 2025 Gulf Red Snapper Recreational For-Hire Fishing Season.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on May 12 by Kelly Denit, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Summary: 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 e...