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The yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus) is an abundant species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Although they have been found as far north as Massachusetts , their normal range is along Florida south to the West Indies and Brazil .
Cooperative efforts among NMFS, the Councils, and the states, have led to the recovery of yellowtail snapper. Management of yellowtail snapper started in 1983 with minimum size regulation. Later measures included a 10 fish per day recreational bag limit for most snappers, prohibiting entanglement gear, reducing the number of fish traps, strict ...
A slot limit is a tool used by fisheries managers to regulate the size of fish that can legally be harvested from particular bodies of water. Usually set by state fish and game departments, the protected slot limit prohibits the harvest of fish where the lengths, measured from the snout to the end of the tail, fall within the protected interval. [1]
Gray snapper: Lutjanus griseus: Graysby: Cephalopholis cruentata: Great barracuda: Sphyraena barracuda: Great hammerhead: Sphyrna mokarran: Great northern tilefish: Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps: Great white shark: Carcharodon carcharias: Rare in some cases in Florida. Greater amberjack: Seriola dumerili: Greater soapfish Rypticus saponaceus ...
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The Florida Wildlife Corridor Act is the result of over 40 years of conservation work, much of which was driven by Professor Larry Harris and Reed Noss. Starting in the 1980s, they realized that Florida's rapid development was causing serious habitat loss and fracturing, and the only way to address it was through large-scale conservation efforts.