{"id":41062,"date":"2025-11-10T16:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/41062\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T16:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:56:10","slug":"florida-files-permit-to-control-red-snapper-fishing-season-in-the-atlantic-gov-desantis-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/41062\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida files permit to control red snapper fishing season in the Atlantic, Gov. DeSantis says"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘There’s a lot of people throughout Northeast Florida that really have been waiting for this for a long time.’<\/p>\n

Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/a> is again pushing for the state to gain control of red snapper management from the feds to give fishermen a longer season in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n

DeSantis announced that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission<\/a> has submitted an exempted fishing permit (EFP) to the U.S. Department of Commerce<\/a> to allow Florida manage the recreational red snapper fishing season in the Atlantic starting in 2026.<\/p>\n

The state wants a 39-day recreational fishing season in the Atlantic for anglers and for-hire operators, DeSantis said.<\/p>\n

At a press conference<\/a> in Fernandina Beach<\/a>, DeSantis said he was confident the permit will be granted and \u201cwarmly received.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve spoken both with President (Donald) Trump as well as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and the encouraging thing is they\u2019re receptive to this and they support us being able to move ahead with what we\u2019re doing,\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n

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The state already has authority to manage red snapper in the Gulf. This year\u2019s fishing season lasted a historic 126 days<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But the federal government still oversees Atlantic waters. DeSantis has pushed to change that, speaking about it a handful of times at his regular press conferences.<\/p>\n

In previous years, concerns have been raised about the declining numbers of red snapper in the water. But anglers have gotten frustrated<\/a> over short fishing seasons, like one in 2022 that lasted two days, as the red snapper population rebounded.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that we can do this effectively and we know that this is something that could make a big difference for our recreational anglers, particularly in Northeast Florida,\u201d DeSantis said Monday. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of people throughout Northeast Florida that really have been waiting for this for a long time. And so, finally, we\u2019ve got our receptive audience in Washington, D.C., where we can get it done for folks.\u201d<\/p>\n

DeSantis did not take questions from the media Monday.<\/p>\n

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