Washington, D.C. — On July 11, Congressman Russell Fry and eighteen other Republican members sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) urging them to reconsider enacting their proposed Fisheries Interim Measures for Red Snapper and Announcement of the 2024 Red Snapper Fishing Seasons in South Atlantic Federal Waters.
This proposal would reduce the recreational fishing season for red snapper along the South Atlantic coastline to a single day on July 12, 2024.
Despite NOAA citing overfishing as the reason for its new regulation, available data shows an abundance of red snapper, high recruitment levels of young fish into the population, and improved age structure of the South Atlantic stock.
This regulatory intervention unnecessarily limits fishing opportunities and threatens the livelihoods of recreational fishermen, local businesses, and the broader tourism industry.
Read the full letter to NOAA here.
Congressman Fry serves on the House Judiciary Committee, the House Oversight Committee, and the Select Committee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. He also serves as the Republican freshman class president. To stay up to date with Congressman Fry and his work for the Seventh District, follow his official Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages and visit his website at fry.house.gov.