JBE Supports State Management of Red Snapper .

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Edwards hinted he might be amenable to one option: distributing fish tags to individual anglers that they could fill any time they wanted during the year. "I'm going to ask Sec. Montoucet to work with you and others to gauge the viability of a different approach," Edwards said. "Maybe on the nine-day season, for example, the licensed angler gets to decide which nine days (to fish) so that you're not forced to go out and fish when the marine forecast suggests you shouldn't be out there.

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Gov. John Bel Edwards told a packed conference room in Baton Rouge Thursday his administration fully supports state management of red snapper, despite efforts of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in 2016 to combat a Congressional bill that would transfer regulation authority to Louisiana and the other four Gulf States.

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"It isn't just going to come to us; I understand that," he said. "It's either going to happen through an act of Congress or because working through the Gulf Council, we secured that autonomy. ... I believe it's prudent to move in both directions at once."

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