A recent stock assessment for South Atlantic red porgy indicates the stock has been overfished for decades and is currently undergoing overfishing. Despite multiple rebuilding plans and subsequent management changes, additional harvest reductions are necessary to end overfishing. To reduce harvest and help improve stock status of red porgy, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council recently took action to modify recreational and commercial regulations for this species in South Atlantic federal waters. Off Florida, recreational red porgy harvest primarily occurs in federal waters, but can be harvested in state waters off southeast Florida. Any harvest in state waters contributes towards the overall stock quota. Consistent recreational regulations between Atlantic state and federal waters can help rebuild the red porgy stock, reduce the risk of in-season closures in federal waters, and aid in enforcement. This federal consistency would update state recreational rules to be consistent with current federal regulations. At its February meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a rule to modify recreational regulations for red porgy in Florida’s Atlantic state waters to be consistent with recently approved federal regulations. Specifically, these recreational management changes include, reducing the red porgy bag limit from 3 to 1 fish per person/day and establishing an open season of May-June in Atlantic state waters. The purpose of this federal consistency action is to improve stock status of red porgy, which will help improve the health of this fishery for the long-term. The effects of this federal consistency action are to modify recreational limits for red porgy in Atlantic state waters that are consistent with those in adjacent federal waters, thereby reducing regulatory confusion for fishers and aiding in enforcement.