Federal Mandate Killing Thousands of Red Snapper

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Undercover video shows thousands of pounds of dead fish, mostly red snapper, floating to the surface after one of the controversial demolitions in the Gulf.

The killing of the red snapper is also infuriating charter boat captains and anglers. Federal restrictions keep cutting the red snapper season shorter and quotas smaller to protect the species from over-fishing.

The offshore platforms are artificial reefs, destroying them reduces fish population

 

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Destroying offshore platforms hurts fish habitat

one agency of the federal government is killing protected marine life, along with red snapper, and destroying habitat, while another agency is telling us we can only catch two snapper a day during a 40-day season.

 

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fish make offshore platforms their home

 

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