September 24, 2025 — The commercial harvest of red snapper closed Wednesday morning, officially ending the 2025 fishing season of the animal now for both commercial and recreational fishermen.
According to the NOAA, the commercial catch limit of 102,951 pounds whole weight was met for the year, prompting the season closure.
This comes after NOAA fisheries published a final rule in June, reducing the catch limit from 124,815 pounds whole weigh to 102,951 pounds whole weight. The recreational catch limit of red snapper also dropped from 29,656 fish to 22,797 fish.