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Post by luckymonkey on Jan 22, 2019 12:00:54 GMT -5
www.chron.com/life/article/Some-red-snapper-fish-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-to-get-13551842.php?cmpid=hpctpIn time for red snapper season this summer in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists plan to tag 3,000 to 5,000 fish with $250 tags during April and May. The rewards are part of a $12 million study called the "Great Red Snapper Count." It was designed to check the accuracy of federal red snapper figures, such as estimates of how many red snappers live in the Gulf. It also involves visual counts, habitat surveys, and other studies. Anglers should look for a tubular tag, about 4 to 5 inches long, with the words, "Reward $250. Keep tag." Each features a yellow plastic insert with a five-digit tag number starting with the letters RS as well as a phone number to call. To collect the reward, fisherman will need to report the tag number, plus the fishing port from which they departed, the date the fish was caught, the fish's length and weight, and the latitude and longitude where it was caught, reports the Star-Telegram. The tag itself should be mailed in, though the researchers may accept photographs, the Star-Telegram reports. Once the tag has been snipped, the fish can be released.
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Post by Ol Mucky on Jan 22, 2019 13:11:12 GMT -5
How many days they giving us this year to go and catch those money fish? 4? And only Tuesdays?
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Post by ragtop409 on Jan 22, 2019 19:52:18 GMT -5
WOW. Is this covering all of the GOM or just Texas. I heard there was some changes happening for them. Rag’s
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Post by outtadblue on Jan 23, 2019 11:51:50 GMT -5
From what I’ve been told, it’s gulf wide.
We can expect the same season as last year. We are in year 2 of a 2 year state managed plan. Who knows what will happen after this year.
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