Grouper closure approved
Establishes a January-April prohibition on recreational and commercial harvest of shallow water grouper species including gag, black grouper, red grouper, scamp, rock hind, red hind, coney, graysby, yellowfin grouper, yellowmouth grouper, and tiger grouper.
Summary table of new snapper-grouper regulations for the South Atlantic.
Measures New Regulations Recreational
Grouper aggregate* bag limit
3 fish
Gag/black grouper bag limit within aggregate
1 gag or black grouper (combined)
Vermilion snapper bag limit
5 fish
Shallow water grouper** closed season
January-April
Vermilion snapper closed season
November-March
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