Gov. DeSantis Makes Case to Howard Lutnick for State-Level Atlantic Red Snapper Management

Southern governors demand local control over red snapper management, criticize federal oversight

Governors from Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina are requesting federal approval to manage red snapper.

McMaster, 2 others ask U.S. Commerce secretary to allow states to manage red snapper fishing

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) -- The governors of South Carolina, Florida and Georgia have asked the U.S. Commerce secretary to allow states to manage red snapper and other reef fisheries in the South Atlantic. In a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Govs. Henry McMaster, Ron DeSantis and Brian Kemp said that "federal management is driven by flawed data and regulations that threaten the economies of our coastal communities." Governors' red…

Gov. DeSantis makes case to Howard Lutnick for state-level Atlantic red snapper management

Governors of southern states, led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, are teaming up to ask Washington for more control over the red snapper fishing season in the Atlantic. Govs. Brian Kemp of Georgia and Henry McMaster of South Carolina joined a letter urging Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to request “state management of red snapper and other reef fishes in the South Atlantic.” DeSantis has spoken out for years about the disparity between the freewheeling…

Snappers enjoy a study in scarlet

Judges at a photographic club were ‘seeing red’ thanks to a fun competition for members.