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In February 2013, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council requested the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) promulgate an emergency rule for the 2013 recreational red snapper season. This emergency rule was implemented on March 25, 2013, and allowed for implementation of state-specific closure authority of the federal exclusive economic zone off states not adopting consistent federal recreational red snapper regulations.
 

 

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