Federal Red Snapper Season Reopens for Charter Boats: What It Means for Gulf Coast Anglers
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Federal Red Snapper Season Reopens for Charter Boats: What It Means for Gulf Coast Anglers
Along the Alabama Gulf Coast, red snapper season is a big part of our rhythm on the water. Friends who run charter boats out of Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, and Dauphin Island often tell me that the snapper opener feels like another holiday on the calendar. This year, that “holiday” is getting a quiet but important encore.
NOAA Fisheries has announced that the federal red snapper season for federally permitted for-hire vessels (charter and headboats) in the Gulf of Mexico is reopening to close out 2025. After reviewing updated landings data, scientists determined that anglers did not catch the full federal for-hire allocation during the primary season, so…
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