For more than two years now, there’s been a moratorium on Red Snapper Fishing off the Southeast coast. But it appears anglers will soon be able to fish the species once again.
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council voted 12-1 to allow limited red snapper fishing in the South Atlantic, including off coastal Georgia.
A 2010 fishing moratorium allowed the dwindling Red Snapper population to rebound.
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