Oppose Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic

The groups on this fight

4 groups work Florida

By footprint, from the same match the STAND matchmaker runs; none is linked to this decision in our record yet. Give straight to them; nothing routes through us.

• Everglades Foundation

  Works Florida: the science and restoration muscle behind Everglades protection.

• Florida Trail Association

  Works Florida: they work only in Florida.

• Friends of the Everglades

  Works Florida: founded by Marjory Stoneman Douglas to defend the River of Grass.

• National Parks Conservation Association

  Works Florida: sued Interior and won the 2024 ruling ordering the Park Service to implement Biscayne's long-promised marine reserve zone.

Every group above is on STAND for Public Lands, with its court record, its filings and who backs it.

NMFS has received applications from four state agencies (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina) for exempted fishing permits that would let them and participating fishermen bypass certain federal rules on recreational red snapper harvest in the South Atlantic. The permits, if issued, would run pilot programs in 2026 to test state-level data collection and management strategies, with results shaping potential follow-on permits in 2027 and 2028. This affects recreational red snapper fishermen and federal fisheries managers across the South Atlantic region.

NMFS announces the receipt of four applications for exempted fishing permits (EFP) from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GADNR), South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), and North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF). If issued by NMFS, each EFP would exempt the applicable state agency and participating fishermen from specific Federal regulations applicable to the recreational harvest of red snapper in the South Atlantic. The applicants each propose to pilot test state data collection and management strategies for the rec…

Federal Register 2026-02927 ↗

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