
Included in the recreational bag limit for select reef fish: 5 fish per person/day, of which no more than 2 may be parrotfish, or if 3 or more persons are aboard, 15 fish total per vessel/day, of which no more than 6 may be parrotfish.Commercial and recreational annual catch limits for the Snapper 1 complex in Puerto Rico and commercial annual catch limits for the two Snapper 1 complexes in St.Croix (black, blackfin, silk, and vermilion snappers), and Snapper 1 complex (black, blackfin, silk, and vermilion snappers) in St. Managed with other snappers under each fishery management plan: Snapper 1 complex in Puerto Rico (black, blackfin, silk, vermilion, and wenchman snappers), Snapper 1 complex in St.Croix Fishery Management Plan, and the St. Caribbean, managed under the Puerto Rico Fishery Management Plan, the St. Areas closed to fishing to protect sensitive fish populations and habitats.Gear requirements and restrictions to reduce bycatch.Seasons can close early if the catch limit is projected to be reached.Annual catch limit combined for the commercial and recreational fishery.In the Gulf of Mexico, managed under the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico:.Gear restrictions prohibit the use of trawls, traps, and longlines (in some areas) to reduce bycatch.Areas closed to fishing to protect a portion of the vermillion snapper population and their habitat.


John, vermilion snapper is contained in the St. Croix Snapper 1 Complex is not subject to overfishing based on 2021 catch data.

Croix Snapper 1 Complex, so the population status is unknown. Croix, vermilion snapper is contained in the St. The Puerto Rico Snapper 1 Complex is not subject to overfishing based on 2019 catch data. Scientists have not assessed the Puerto Rico Snapper 1 Complex, so the population status is unknown. In Puerto Rico, vermilion snapper is contained in the Puerto Rico Snapper 1 Complex. Summary stock assessment information can be found on Stock SMART. The Gulf of Mexico stock is not overfished (2020), and is not subject to overfishing based on 2021 catch data.

The South Atlantic stock is not overfished (2018), and is not subject to overfishing based on 2021 catch data. According to the most recent stock assessments: There are five stocks of vermilion snapper: South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and three stocks contained in the Puerto Rico Snapper 1 Complex, the St.
