Following a joint letter to the U.S. House and Senate leadership from four Gulf-state governors stating that federal management of Gulf of Mexico red snapper is “irretrievably broken,” the bipartisan Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act was filed Sept. 12. The entire leadership of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus has signed onto the bill — championed by representatives Jeff Miller (R-Fla) and Cedric Richmond (D-La) — which moves more management authority from the hands of federal to state agencies. “Federal management of red snapper has painted itself into a corner,” says Center for Coastal Conservation president Jeff Angers. “We have a robust red snapper population in the Gulf, but 2013 was as chaotic a season as anglers have ever seen. The season started as the shortest ever, saw a revolt by some states that resulted in ...Image may be NSFW.
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