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Preliminary 2005 Gulf Commercial Red Snapper Landings for the Spring and Fall Season
 

The Southeast Fisheries Science Center has provided the following preliminary landings estimates for the spring and fall Gulf red snapper commercial fishery for the period February 1, 2005, through October 10, 2005. All landings have been converted to whole weight.
 

Cumulative Commercial Landings Spring and Fall Red Snapper

February 1, 2005 through November 10, 2005
 
Reporting Period
Texas
Central Gulf*
Florida
Total
February 1 - February 10, 2005
208,416
134,746
29,931
373,093
March 1 - March 10, 2005
222,327
172,722
71,842
466,891
April 1 - April 10, 2005
172,406
127,082
45,150
345,082
May 1 - May 10, 2005
142,136
108,051
34,547
284,957
June 1 - June 10, 2005
130,755
88,974
31,869
251,839
July 1 - July 10, 2005
102,276
49,619
18,383
170,633
August 1 - August 10, 2005
122,608
115,346
29,798
271,556
September 1 - September 10, 2005
83,695
83,587
10,937
198,750
October 1 - October 10, 2005
111,673
118,038
16,142
281,607
November 1 - November 10, 2005
255,354 
208,625 
36,909 
 500,888
December 1 - December 10, 2005
167,000
109,165
41,152
317,317
         
Total February 1 - December 10, 2005
1,791,151
1,325,812
367,296
3,484,259


The 2005 commercial quota for Gulf red snapper is 4.65 million pounds. Therefore, 1,165,741 pounds remain in the 2005 quota. The commercial fishery will remain open until noon, local time, December 31, 2005. The operator of a vessel with a valid reef fish permit and a Class 1 or Class 2 red snapper license having red snapper aboard must have landed and sold such red snapper prior to noon, local time, December 31, 2005.

*Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama

View historical information on landings:
Commercial Red Snapper 2004 |Commercial Red Snapper 2003 | Commercial Red Snapper 2002
 

For additional information contact Phil Steele (727) 551-5784 or Janet Miller (727) 824-5326

 

 

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