Recreational Closure of Gray Triggerfish in Federal Waters of the Gulf of Mexico WHAT/WHEN/WHERE: Recreational harvest of gray triggerfish in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) will close at 12:01 am, local time, on May 2, 2020. You’ll see massive schools of gray triggerfish. The recreational gray triggerfish season will reopen to harvest in Gulf state and federal waters March 1. Changes to how Gulf of Mexico gray triggerfish are managed in state and federal waters will go into effect June 10. The largest member of the family, the stone triggerfish (Pseudobalistes naufragium) reaches 1 m (3.3 ft), but most species have a maximum length between 20 and 50 cm (8–20 in).. Triggerfish have an oval-shaped, highly compressed body.
SEDAR PROCESS DESCRIPTION SouthEast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) is a cooperative Fishery Management Council process initiated in 2002 to improve the quality and reliability of fishery
Recreational harvest will reopen March 1, 2021, following the January and February … During this season opening, the Gulf state waters minimum size limit is 14 inches fork length and the daily bag limit is two per person, per day. Targeting Triggerfish. Better hurry if you want to catch a triggerfish in the Gulf of Mexico. The council made the announcement this week in a Fishery Bulletin. Gray triggerfish will open in Gulf of Mexico state waters Sept. 1 through 4, Sept. 9 and 10, Oct. 7 and 8, and Oct. 14 and 15 for recreational harvest.
David Brown ... tighter regulations on Gulf of Mexico grouper have made anglers appreciative of a sporty species with frying pan appeal.
AUGUST 2015 GULF OF MEXICO GRAY TRIGGERFISH 4 SEDAR 43 SAR SECTION I INTRODUCTION 1. While spearfishing, I’ve had entire schools follow me. The head is large, terminating in a small but strong- jawed mouth with teeth adapted for crushing shells. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council sets fishing seasons with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
According to the NOAA fisheries, the fish stock is rebounding. And get ready to wait a long time before you can put an amberjack in the ice box. If you want to catch gray triggerfish then you need to visit the Gulf of Mexico, especially the Bay of LA.
The 2021 recreational fishing year begins January 1, 2021. Gulf gray triggerfish season, bag limit changes effective June 10 in state, federal waters. The triggerfish season could stay closed longer depending on federal estimates of the 2019 harvest. When the season reopens, the daily bag limit will be one fish per person (previously two fish per person) and the minimum size limit will be 15 inches fork length (previously 14 inches fork length). These changes include a recreational and commercial season closure and the implementation of recreational and commercial bag limits.
By David Brown.