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- Last Action
- 6/4/2025
Actions
- 2025-01-16Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2025-01-16Introduced in House
- 2025-01-16Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-01-16 (00)
Red Snapper Act of 2025
This bill prohibits the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from restricting certain fishing activities in the South Atlantic until data from the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is integrated into the next South Atlantic red snapper Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) stock assessment.
The bill provides that NOAA may not issue an interim rule, final rule, or Secretarial Amendment establishing an area closure or a bottom fishing closure for specified species until (1) the study is complete; and (2) the study data is integrated into the first South Atlantic red snapper SEDAR stock assessment that is carried out after the bill's enactment. The limitation applies to fishing for species managed under the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region, including red snapper, grouper, and porgy.
(Closures generally restrict recreational and commercial fishing to prevent overfishing and for other conservation purposes.)
Cosponsors (20)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Aaron Bean (R-FL)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- Scott Franklin (R-FL)
- Maria Salazar (R-FL)
- Neal Dunn (R-FL)
- Laurel Lee (R-FL)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)
- Russell Fry (R-SC)
- Austin Scott (R-GA)
- Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)
- Mike Ezell (R-MS)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- Cory Mills (R-FL)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
- Atlantic Ocean
- Department of Commerce
- Fishes
- Government studies and investigations
- Gulf of Mexico
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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