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Red Snapper Season Currently CLOSED

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Gillnet Regulation Changes:
2010 Gillnet Regulation

 

State Size & Creel Limits,
Aug. 2010

 
 
Live Bait Rules:
 
 
 

June 2010 Map - Gillnet Areas Map.pdf

 

Commercial Hook and Line License

 

Commercial Crabbing: crab_com.pdf

 

Recreational Gillnet Rules
Gillnet Closure in Old River

 Synopsis of Tarpon Law: tarpon.pdf

Recreational Crabbing: crab_rec.pdf

 

Synopsis of Oyster Rules: oyster.pdf

 

 

 
Federal Recreational Size/Bag Limits:
fed-rec-regs.pdf
- August 2010

Federal Commercial Size/Bag Limits:
fed-com-regs.pdf
 - August 2010

              
   

Click here for the NOAA Fisheries Bulletin detailing the 2010 red snapper season (pdf file).