Red Snapper Act of 2025

Summary

Red Snapper Act of 2025 This bill prohibits the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from restricting certain fishing activities in the South Atlantic until data from the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is integrated into the next South Atlantic red snapper Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) stock assessment. The bill provides that NOAA may not issue an interim rule, final rule, or Secretarial Amendment establishing an area closure or a bottom fishing closure for specified species until (1) the study is complete; and (2) the study data is integrated into the first South Atlantic red snapper SEDAR stock assessment that is carried out after the bill's enactment. The limitation applies to fishing for species managed under the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region, including red snapper, grouper, and porgy. (Closures generally restrict recreational and commercial fishing to prevent overfishing and for other conservation purposes.)

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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · U.S. Senate

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Related bills

• H.R. 470Red Snapper Act of 2025Identical bill

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Full history

1. Jan 16, 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in U.S. Senate

   U.S. Senate

2. Jan 16, 2025

   Referred to committee

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

3. Jan 16, 2025

   Referred to committee

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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