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S. 111 119th Congress Senate

Red Snapper Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to provide that the Secretary of Commerce shall not issue an interim or final rule or Secretarial Amendment that includes an area or bottom closure in t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide that the Secretary of Commerce shall not issue an interim or final rule or Secretarial Amendment that includes an area or bottom closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment.

Introduced: January 16, 2025 Introduced by: Rick Scott Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAtlantic Coast (U.S.)Atlantic OceanDepartment of Commerce
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FishesGovernment studies and investigationsGulf of MexicoMarine and coastal resources, fisheries
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Jan 16, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 16, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Red Snapper Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from restricting certain fishing activities in the South Atlantic until data from the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is integrated into the next South Atlantic red snapper Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) stock assessment. 

The bill provides that NOAA may not issue an interim rule, final rule, or Secretarial Amendment establishing an area closure or a bottom fishing closure for specified species until (1) the study is complete; and (2) the study data is integrated into the first South Atlantic red snapper SEDAR stock assessment that is carried out after the bill's enactment. The limitation applies to fishing for species managed under the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region, including red snapper, grouper, and porgy.

(Closures generally restrict recreational and commercial fishing to prevent overfishing and for other conservation purposes.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 470 Identical bill Red Snapper Act of 2025
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Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • K&L GATES, LLP
    for GULF OF MEXICO REEF FISH SHAREHOLDERS' ALLIANCE · Texas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • K&L GATES, LLP
    for GULF OF MEXICO REEF FISH SHAREHOLDERS' ALLIANCE · Texas · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 111: Red Snapper Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-111/
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"S. 111: Red Snapper Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-111/.
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