Federal regulators approved a plan this week that may result in the shortest red snapper fishing season in Gulf of Mexico history.
During its meeting in Mobile this week, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council voted to increase the total allowable catch of red snapper in 2010. But despite the increase, regulators said they may need to shorten the 2010 recreational red snapper season by weeks to prevent overfishing.
A red snapper season between 51 and 60 days was proposed, which would be the shortest ever in the Gulf.
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