The National Marine Fisheries Service recently approved action that would delegate authority to each of the Gulf states to manage harvest of red snapper by private recreational anglers in federal waters off their state. The Commission will consider several rule changes to 68B-14 that will extend Florida’s recreational red snapper bag limit, size limit and season into Gulf federal waters for private recreational anglers. The Commission will also consider rule changes to allow federally-permitted for-hire vessels to possess red snapper in Gulf state waters while the federal for-hire season is open, but state waters are closed.