Red Snapper rules adopted

At its March meeting, the Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission established rules to reduce the commercial minimum size for red snapper from 15 inches to 13 inches total length.

Also at the meeting, the Commission established that the recreational red snapper season will open on June 1 and remain open through September 30.

The recreational bag limit for red snapper will be 2 fish per person per day during this open season.

Captain and crew members cannot under the rules harvest or possess red snapper or grouper of any species while operating as charter vessels and headboats.

Their bag limit is zero for all of these species.