Steve Southerland Urges Feds to Extend Gulf Red Snapper Season

This week, U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., sent a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker asking if she can extend red snapper season in the Gulf which is currently limited to nine days.

The governments continued mismanagement of the Gulf of Mexico fishery has caused serious harm to Floridas coastal economies, said Southerland on Wednesday night. While it is clear long-term changes are needed, I have outlined immediate actions Sec. Pritzker can take to provide much-needed relief to our hard-working fishermen. I am hopeful the secretary will recognize the severity of this situation and restore the certainty our coastal communities deserve.

Southerland plans to add amendments to various bills in the full House and on the House Committee on Natural Resources focused on fishing.