{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.moody.senate.gov/press-releases/senator-moody-leads-south-atlantic-congressional-delegation-in-urging-the-department-of-commerce-to-approve-new-fishing-permits-for-red-snapper/", "Senator Moody Leads South Atlantic Congressional Delegation in Urging the Department of Commerce to Approve New Fishing Permits for Red Snapper", "2026-09-14", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "FL", "Ashley Moody", "M001244", "www.moody.senate.gov", "moody", "https://www.moody.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Senator Ashley Moody, along with Representative John Rutherford, is leading the South Atlantic congressional delegation in support of new Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) applications. Following a DC Court halting the prior EFPs on the eve of the state\u2019s approved May season, Florida has worked collaboratively with NOAA to develop even stronger EFP applications. These new permits will represent an important opportunity to improve recreational access, strengthen conservation through best available science, and support the coastal economies that depend on this fishery.\n\n\u201cSouth Atlantic anglers deserve more than a two-day red snapper season. We have already seen the success of state-led management in the Gulf, where Florida\u2019s red snapper season grew to 126 days in 2025 while maintaining healthy fish stocks. That\u2019s why I am leading an effort to ensure we can manage our own red snapper season and continue strengthening our recreational fishing opportunities,\u201d said Senator Ashley Moody.\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nJoining Senator Moody and Rep. Rutherford are Senator Rick Scott and Reps. David Rouzer, Aaron Bean, Earl \u2018Buddy\u2019 Carter, Russell Fry, Randy Fine, Darren Soto, Austin Scott, Ralph Norman, Byron Donalds, Rick W. Allen, Mike Haridopolos, Daniel Webster, Mar\u00eda Elvira Salazar, Gus Bilirakis, and Scott Franklin.\n\nThe Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) applications were submitted by Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina to improve state data collection efforts and advance state-led management of the recreational red snapper fishery in federal waters in the South Atlantic.\n\nDuring President Trump\u2019s first term, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) approved the state management EFP\u2019s for red snapper in the Gulf of America.\n\nAs a result, there has been improved data collection, strengthened accountability, and substantially longer recreational fishing seasons while maintaining healthy fish stocks.\n\nIn 2025, Florida\u2019s Gulf red snapper season lasted 126 days, a dramatic improvement from the three-day federal season anglers experienced before state management began.\n\nRead the entire letter here.\n\nIn March, Senator Moody led the effort that resulted in the approval of a 39-day Atlantic snapper fishing season.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-09-15T09:50:21Z", "2026-09-15T09:52:05Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.moody.senate.gov/press-releases/senator-moody-leads-south-atlantic-congressional-delegation-in-urging-the-department-of-commerce-to-approve-new-fishing-permits-for-red-snapper/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9179492481052876, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}