Red Snapper Act of 2025

The Red Snapper Act of 2025 would prevent the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from implementing fishing restrictions in the South Atlantic region until data from the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is completed and incorporated into the next official stock assessment. This would delay any new area closures or bottom fishing closures for red snapper, grouper, porgy, and related species managed under the South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan.

If enacted, this bill would effectively pause new fishing restrictions in the South Atlantic until the specified study is finished and its findings are analyzed. Recreational and commercial fishermen in the region could continue current fishing practices during this period. However, the bill is currently in committee and has not yet been voted on by the full House, so its ultimate passage and implementation remain uncertain.