(WALA) - The 2024 Alabama oyster harvesting and red snapper ... Dates for the 2025 red snapper fishing season are expected to be announced sometime in the spring.

The proposed law seeks to leverage advancements in technology to chemically test and determine the geographic origin of fish.

If passed, the Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act would direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and NOAA with creating a field test kit that uses a chemical agent to ...

the South Atlantic fishing community has worked hard to rebuild the red snapper stock, a highly sought-after reef fish that plays an integral role in our local economy,” said Rutherford.