This handout explains how NOAA Fisheries supports the development and implementation of Gulf state data collection programs designed to produce more timely and precise recreational catch estimates for red snapper and other species.
Information to help fishermen comply with sea turtle release requirements contained in regulations published in the Federal Register [84 FR 22383] on May 17, 2019 for the Gulf of Mexico, and [84 FR 67236] on December 9, 2019 for the South Atlantic.