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Federal Register · March 21, 2025
The title they went with Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2025 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for Snowy Grouper in the South Atlantic Noisy translates that to

South Atlantic recreational anglers lose a month of snowy grouper season

What happened
Federal regulators are cutting the 2025 recreational fishing season for snowy grouper in the South Atlantic. This means anglers will have less time to catch snowy grouper to prevent overfishing.
Why it matters
The government sets annual catch limits for fish populations to prevent them from being depleted. When recreational anglers exceed these limits, as they did for snowy grouper in 2024, regulators shorten future seasons. This directly affects fishing businesses and recreational anglers who plan trips around these seasons.
The signal
Watch whether the shortened 2025 season successfully keeps recreational snowy grouper landings below the annual catch limit.
If you insist
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