H.R. 3588 · 115th Congress
RED SNAPPER Act
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Garret Graves
- Introduced
- 2017-07-28
- Latest action
- 2018-11-27 · Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1047.
Summary
Regionally Empowered Decision-making for Snapper, Noting the Angling Public and the Preservation of an Exceptional Resource Act or the RED SNAPPER Act
This bill requires any fishery management plan or regulation for red snapper fisheries that is submitted by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to contain conservation and management measures that establish separate catch limits.
The bill gives Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas (Gulf states) exclusive authority through FY2024 to establish the timing and duration of the fishing season for private recreational fishing of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico in the extended red snapper management zone of each Gulf state.