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Recreational red snapper fishing season dates announced

The 2026 Gulf season will span 140 days.

Florida secures massive expansion of red snapper season on the Atlantic Coast

After a two-day recreational season in 2025, Florida anglers will be able to fish red snappers for 39 days in 2026.
Pensacola News Journal

What is red snapper? What to know about native fish as 2024 fishing season is announced

Get your prized fishing rods ready. It's almost red snapper season! Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the record 103-day 2024 Gulf Red Snapper recreational season, breaking last year's record of 87 days. “I ...
Miami Community Newspapers on MSN

NOAA Approves FWC's Red Snapper EFP, 39-day Season Set for the Atlantic in 2026

I'm thrilled to announce that NOAA Fisheries has approved an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) that will allow for a 39-day ...

Trump Administration Helps Establish Longest Red Snapper Seasons in Decades. Fishermen and State Agencies Are Thrilled

Thanks to changes at the federal level, red snapper seasons that have in years past lasted one or two days will be extended ...

Florida to offer 39-day Atlantic and 140-day Gulf red snapper seasons in 2026

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the expansion of red snapper seasons in 2026.“Florida is the most ...
NPR

Red Snapper Ban Stirs Controversy Among Fishermen

In Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, a new federal rule has fishermen angry. A ban on fishing for red snapper—one of the most popular saltwater fish — starts Jan. 4. Federal agencies and ...