I have tried to look around to find the dates for the 2020 season and haven’t found anything. Was wondering if anyone knows the dates or did it get canceled?
Thanks,
I have tried to look around to find the dates for the 2020 season and haven’t found anything. Was wondering if anyone knows the dates or did it get canceled?
Thanks,
It appears that a 3 day season may happen, but no dates are set yet. Looks like SAFMC is trying to get the rules changed so that the days can be spread out over the summer, as opposed to the current back-to-back days and weekends.
Hard to believe this is still going on with our ARS. If you’d have told anyone this a few years ago, they would have called you crazy. 3 days in the most unpredictable weather patterns of the year.
It will be six foot seas with severe thunderstorm warnings.
NOAA Fisheries Announces Limited Openings of Recreational and Commercial Red Snapper Seasons in South Atlantic Federal Waters
WHAT/WHEN:
Each year, NOAA Fisheries announces the season opening dates for red snapper in federal waters of the South Atlantic, in addition to the recreational season length. For the 2020 season:
The recreational sector will open for harvest on weekends only on the following 4 days:
July 10, 11, and 12, 2020 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) - The recreational season opens at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 10, 2020, and closes at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 13, 2020.
July 17, 2020 (Friday) - The recreational season opens again at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 17, 2020, and closes at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 18, 2020.
The commercial sector will open for harvest at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 13, 2020, and will close at 12:01 a.m., local time, on January 1, 2021, unless the commercial annual catch limit is met or projected to be met before this date.
If the commercial sector needs to close before 12:01 a.m., local time, on January 1, 2021, NOAA Fisheries will announce it in the Federal Register and publish another Fishery Bulletin