Gulf Council meeting in New Orlean.

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Just a simple side note on Red Snaps...


Finally.. The RECREATIONAL Fishermen WON......

The gulf council voted thursday to adopt alternative 8 of amendent 28.

bu there own admission their data to esimated red snapper stocks has been very under estimated.

Here is the voted alternative 8 .

Thus, Preferred Alternative 8 would allocate 51.5% and 48.5% of the red snapper quota to the recreational and commercial sectors, respectively. In addition to the amount of quota attributable to the recalibration of MRIP catch estimates..

How many more days this will get us I don't now.. But at least its a step in the right direction..

CCA is also suing the Gulf Council; and will hopefully get the the Amendment 40 Sector Separation overturned.

if we can get regional management with each state managing its on snaps,, that would be a great winn..

The state just announced that it will close the state snapper season Sept. 6.

I heard during the pubic comment a state biologist indicated that from the LA Creel surveys done for snapper.. LA would not come close to catching out part of the quota in 6 months of the state snapper season.. The feds estimated it would take us 9 days to catch...

[B][I]It was very gratifying to know maybe my comments based on fishing or diving for red snaps help change something for the good. I didn't ***** about it. I had the opportunity to do something about an issue to care about..

Myself and about 30 other recreational fishermen did... Believe me when I say we were out numbered 15 to 1 with commercial and for hire captains, head boats from So. Tx. to east coast of Fla.. Very well know chefs, give comments that if a CHANGE on commercial red snaps was made..... They would not have any red snaps to put on their plates and no one would come eat at their restaurants.