05/24/2026
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For years, thousands of anglers have spoken out about the damage to the eco system caused by over populated red snapper. For years, thousands have spoken out about NOAA's flawed data being used to set a 2 day season for recreational red snapper. Fast forward to 2026. FWC steps in with a new approach that allows a broader harvest of red snapper, and, π¦π¨π«π π’π¦π©π¨π«πππ§ππ₯π², a new and better way of collecting accurate stock data for red snapper. That data would be used to set future seasons of harvest for red snapper, and support a healthy fishery of red snapper, and other species such as black sea bass, which have been negatively impacted by over populated red snapper. (π°π'π ππππππ ππππ πΊππ¨ ππππ
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If the commercial sector management truly cares about a healthy fishery, why have they ignored certain species being hurt by over population of other species?
Last but not least. We personally know alot of folks who commercial fish for a living. These are hard working Americans. These people are worthy of respect, and we feel they should be allowed to provide for their families. They should not be hated on simply because of others who manage and lobby for the commercial sector in ways that show an imbalance of intelligence. There is a happy middle ground of regulations that could, and would satisfy both private and commercial sectors. However, this deep cutting divide that we are seeing will never allow for that to happen. Individual greed of fish or money will not fix the current chaos.