Save The Grouper

[Redweiser]

February 15 – March 15 recreational grouper season closed.

NOAA FISHERIES SERVICE ANNOUNCES OPENING OF THE DEEP WATER GROUPER, SHALLOW WATER GROUPER AND TILEFISH FISHERIES

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service) announces the opening of the 2008 commercial fishing year for the deep water grouper and tilefish fisheries in Gulf of Mexico federal waters at 12:01 a.m. (local time) Jan. 1, 2008. The commercial fishery for deep water grouper was closed, effective 12:01 a.m. (local time) June 2, 2007, through Dec. 31, 2007. The commercial fishery for golden tilefish was closed, effective 12:01 a.m. (local time) April 18, 2007, through Dec. 31, 2007.

For deep water grouper, the commercial quota for the 2008 fishing year is 1.02 million pounds guttedweight (lbs gw) with a 6,000 lbs gw trip limit for deep water and shallow water grouper combined. For tilefishes, the commercial quota for the 2008 fishing year is 440,000 lbs gw with no trip limit. The new fishing year for the shallow water grouper commercial fishery will also begin Jan. 1, 2008. This fishery did not close during 2007. The shallow water commercial quota for 2008 is 8.8 million lbs gw, which includes a quota of 5.31 million lbs gw for red grouper. The trip limit is 6,000 lbs gw for deep water and shallow water grouper combined.

[Blue Magic]

Well........there goes that fishery.

[Redweiser]

Originally Posted by Blue Magic

Well........there goes that fishery.

Now, Now .. BM .... Those are expert conservation measures to save our Grouper.

[Boomer]

Wonder how the 1 AJ for 2 angler rule is shaping up?

[welder]

Ask the big guy on the boat.

Lester