NOAA threat has offshore anglers circling wagons 
By Ken Willis US Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal 11/1/2024
Ken Willis
And you thought the scary season ended with the last trick-or-treater ...

Well, here are three words that might ignite the spinal shivers on an angler: environmental impact statement.

Take a minute to gather yourselves, because it gets scarier.

This time, the ominous three-worded warning comes from the feds — in this instance, it’s NOAA Fisheries, the ultimate boss of you whenever it feels the urge.
 

A few years ago, NOAA asked the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council to come up with a plan to reduce the overfishing of red snapper.

 
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