Hearing the frustration from their constituents, lawmakers took action. The conundrum caused by a population that is rapidly rebuilding, but has not yet met its rebuilding target (the biomass needed for long-term sustainable yield), has led to discontent among some user groups. As the stock continues to show signs of recovery, fishermen are seeing more (and larger) red snapper in the population however, the spawning potential of the population (the number of eggs produced by reproductively active females) is still lower than the rebuilding target.
The trends in fishing activity over the past 150 years have led to a depleted stock, which is now under a rebuilding plan. Red snapper ( Lutjanus campechanus) is perhaps the most economically valuable and culturally relevant fishery in the U.S. (images courtesy of: Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation, Brian Jones, David Hay Jones) What is the problem with Red Snapper in the Gulf of Mexico?
Project Fact Sheet #2 - Habitat Classification Project Fact Sheet #3 - Direct Visual Counts Project Fact Sheet #4 - Depletion Studies SEFSC re-analyses of FL uncharacterized bottom using the random forest model (September 2021) The associated documents contain the details and results of these re-runs.ġ. Where possible and practical, we have done the re-analyses. Note: Subsequent to our final report, we have received requests to re-run our analyses under a variety of different scenarios than what was specified in the original Request for Proposals. To learn more about the project and the results, click on the file links below. The greater estimate is mostly attributed to a major new discovery of a “cryptic biomass” of fish caught over the uncharacterized open bottom habitat in the Gulf. Previous estimates by federal fisheries officials put the population at about 36 million red snapper - meaning this new absolute abundance estimate may potentially change the way the Gulf of Mexico fishery is managed by federal and state officials.
This finding is the culmination of an unprecedented new population assessment led by the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Three years, 80 scientists, days of footage, and the results are in! The Great Red Snapper Count estimates that there are more than 118 million Red Snapper in the U.S. The Great Red Snapper Count Report is Here
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