\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJust hours before Florida\u2019s newly expanded red snapper season was set to begin, a federal judge halted the permits that made it possible.Under a newly approved exempted fishing permit, Floridians would have been allowed to catch and keep Atlantic red snapper outside the regular federal recreational season beginning May 22.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission initiated this expansion after many fishermen grew frustrated with red snapper regulations. The goal was to find better ways to collect fishing data and give fishermen a bigger say in how the fishery is managed.However, on Thursday, a federal court in Washington, D.C., temporarily stopped the special recreational red snapper fishing seasons in the South Atlantic. The judge placed the permits on hold until the case is fully decided.”All recreational fishing under these South Atlantic EFPs is not authorized,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Just hours before Florida\u2019s newly expanded red snapper season was set to begin, a federal judge halted the permits that made it possible.<\/p>\n
Under a newly approved exempted fishing permit, Floridians would have been allowed to catch and keep Atlantic red snapper outside the regular federal recreational season beginning May 22.<\/p>\n
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission initiated this expansion after many fishermen grew frustrated with red snapper regulations. <\/p>\n
The goal was to find better ways to collect fishing data and give fishermen a bigger say in how the fishery is managed.<\/p>\n
However, on Thursday, a federal court in Washington, D.C., temporarily stopped the special recreational red snapper fishing seasons in the South Atlantic. <\/p>\n
The judge placed the permits on hold until the case is fully decided.<\/p>\n
“All recreational fishing under these South Atlantic EFPs is not authorized,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. <\/p>\n
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On May 21, 2026, a rogue federal judge sided with activists in an attempt to block Floridians from exercising their right to fish through the recently approved Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) for Atlantic Red Snapper issued by NOAA Fisheries earlier this month.\u00a0 \u2014 MyFWC (@MyFWC) May 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
As a result of this\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/404kK7lupp<\/a><\/p>\n