Good Luck on those Snapper this weekend

Saltwater Offshore Discussion
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Due to my super awesome schedule, I won’t be attending to get my 1 fish limit.

I hope everyone is safe and gets back safely.

Please make sure you post lots of pics of really nice snapper in the reports section, I will be sure to check them while I am working Friday and Saturday.

2006 pioneer 197 SF 150 4s

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X2…can’t wait for the reports with “PICS”

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yup… working the weekend too…
But I’m off all next week!! just after the “ARS season” closes…
the safmc is so giving…

KingFish
31’ Fountain

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You guys can take some comfort in the fact that the SAFMC is planning to allocate over half a MILLION pounds of the 2013 Red Snapper Total Allowable Catch to dead discards. The council collective is projecting that hundreds of thousands of endangered Red Snapper will be discarded during the closure. There is a simple solution if anyone is interested in having an 8 month opening.

  1. Require fishermen to release illegal fish that show signs of barotrauma with inexpensive and easy to use recompression gear.
  2. Keep the one fish limit with no size limit.
  3. Align the season with shallow-water grouper.

We could see an 8 month season opening on May 1, 2014 IF enough fishermen cared enough to send an email to the council and your legislators supporting these solutions. Will you just complain or take a few minutes to be part of the solution?

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Let’s go Sunday, Cliff.

“I’m not a hundred percent in love with your tone right now…”

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I will be hunting for the elusive Mountain Snapper this weekend. Someone feel free to catch my 1 fish.

“Apathy is the Glove in Which Evil Slips It’s Hand”.

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I am off Sunday and monday but the weather looks bad offshore. I am off the first week in september so I will catch my red snapper then…but be forced to release them back to the deep since they are so endangered.

2006 pioneer 197 SF 150 4s

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Originally posted by freefish7

We could see an 8 month season opening on May 1, 2014 IF enough fishermen cared enough to send an email to the council and your legislators supporting these solutions. Will you just complain or take a few minutes to be part of the solution?

Will do!

KingFish
31’ Fountain

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I will be hunting for the elusive Mountain Snapper this weekend.

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The Morris Island Lighthouse www.savethelight.org

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Thanks JetSetter! It is disappointing so few fishermen are willing to submit a comment supporting common-sense solutions that would allow them to keep more fish while collecting better data and limiting waste. It does not take any more time than making a post on here.

This is the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council email address. safmc@safmc.net

Here are links to websites where you can find contact info for your legislators.
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
http://www.house.gov/representatives/

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only two reports so far. that’s a little low. still makes me mad i was working

2006 pioneer 197 SF 150 4s

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NOT that kind of snapper there Bonz, I was whitewater rafting with a bunch of Boy Scouts.

“Apathy is the Glove in Which Evil Slips It’s Hand”.

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I will be hunting for the elusive Mountain Snapper this weekend.

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The Morris Island Lighthouse www.savethelight.org

Is that kinda like a mountain cougar?

14’ Skiff-“Redfish Reaper”