August 16, 2013 — NOAA Fisheries and state partners from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida are preparing for the 2013 South Atlantic red snapper commercial and recreational seasons. The agencies are looking to fishermen for help with red snapper data collection during the openings
Data collected will provide much needed information for the 2014 red snapper population assessment.
A summary of data collection efforts is provided below, and more details are available on the following NOAA Fisheries Web page.