re: Tomorrow Recreational red snapper season will end in your lifetime

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I have absolutely no stats to back this up but I wouldn't think too much commercial pelagic fishing is done in the Gulf due to the distance having to be traveled compared to the Atlantic. We have seen a couple long liners out there but I don't recall ever seeing any other commercial vessels in blue water

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There are some out there. In the 80's & 90's there was probably around 150+ long line boats in Louisiana. Not it is probably down to about 20 or less.

They also have some boats in Texas and in the panhandle of Florida.

Imports (fresh tuna, mahi,etc.) from South America and Asia and regulations (difficulties in getting permits and restrictions like no live bait for long liners) plus a few other factors have changed that.