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Recreational Landings and Annual Catch Limits
NOAA Fisheries Service's Southeast Regional Office tracks recreational landings and annual catch limits in the southeastern United States. The following tables provide preliminary information on recreational fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic.
GULF OF MEXICO RECREATIONAL ANNUAL CATCH LIMITS
| Species |
2011 Preliminary Recreational Landings (lbs) by Two-month Wave* |
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2011 Annual Catch Limit/ Quota |
Percent of ACL |
Closure Date |
Jan-Feb |
Mar-Apr |
May-Jun |
Jul-Aug |
Sep-Oct |
Nov-Dec |
Total Reported |
| Gag |
50,285 |
94,601 |
135,254 |
17,946 |
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298,086 |
2,670,000 |
11.2% |
n/a |
| Gray Triggerfish |
22,052 |
45,464 |
212,217 |
89,317 |
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369,050 |
457,000 |
80.8% |
n/a |
| Greater Amberjack |
57,203 |
95,583 |
193,282 |
280,546 |
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626,614 |
1,315,224 |
47.6% |
n/a |
| Red Grouper |
10,776 |
43,484 |
174,389 |
215,759 |
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444,408 |
1,650,000 |
26.9% |
n/a |
| Red Snapper |
32,079 |
28,002 |
2,788,756 |
1,517,620 |
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4,366,457 |
3,870,000 |
112.8% |
Jul-19**** |
* Landings are reported in gutted weight for groupers; greater amberjack landings exclude Monroe County, Florida; 2011 landings for red snapper include headboat landings.
** The annual catch limit for gag will be reduced and the annual catch limit for red grouper will be increased upon implementation of Amendment 32.
*** Current greater amberjack landings for Jul/Aug have not been stratified to remove landings from Monroe County, FL.
**** Red snapper fishery was open from June 1-July 18. Landings prior to June 1 are from Texas state waters.
These landings estimates were last updated November 17, 2011.
SOUTH ATLANTIC RECREATIONAL ANNUAL CATCH LIMITS
| Species |
2011 Preliminary Recreational Landings by Two-month Wave* |
2011 Annual Catch Limit/ Quota |
Percent of ACL |
Closure Date |
Jan-Feb |
Mar-Apr |
May-Jun |
Jul-Aug |
Sep-Oct |
Nov-Dec |
Total Reported |
| Black, Gag, and Red Grouper |
0 |
0 |
99,040 |
60,443 |
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159,483 |
648,663 |
24.6% |
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| Gag |
0 |
0 |
49,428 |
20,909 |
|
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70,337 |
340,060 |
20.7% |
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| Golden Tilefish |
0 |
0 |
7,701 |
93 |
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7,794 |
1,578 |
493.9% |
Oct-6 |
| Red Snapper |
0 |
0 |
4,905 |
0 |
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4,905 |
0 |
n/a |
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| Snowy Grouper |
20 |
0 |
1 |
74 |
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95 |
523 |
18.2% |
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| Speckled Hind |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
n/a |
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| Vermilion Snapper |
2,880 |
12,179 |
4,851 |
29,081 |
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48,991 |
307,315 |
15.9% |
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| Warsaw Grouper |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
n/a |
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These landings estimates were last updated November 17, 2011.
Species |
2011/2012 Preliminary Recreational Landings* |
2011/2012 Annual Catch Limit |
Percent of ACL |
Closure Date |
Jun 1-30 |
Jul-Aug** |
Sep-Oct |
Nov-Dec |
Jan-Feb |
Mar-Apr |
May 1-31 |
Total Reported |
| Black Sea Bass |
155,335 |
219,499 |
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374,834 |
341,747 |
110% |
Oct-17 |
* Landings are reported in gutted weight for groupers (except snowy grouper), snappers, and black sea bass; snowy grouper and golden tilefish landings are in numbers; 2011 landings for black sea bass, golden tilefish, and snowy grouper include headboat landings; black sea bass landing exclude landings north of Cape Hatteras.
** Current black sea bass landings for Jul/Aug have not been stratified to remove North Carolina landings north of Cape Hatteras.
***Black sea bass annual catch limit will be reduced based on the amount the quota was exceeded during the 2010/11 fishing season.
These landings estimates were last updated November 17, 2011.
Click here to view recreational landings from 2010
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