Red Snapper Season Opens In May

MOBILE, BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Marine Resources Division has announced that Alabama state waters and federal waters will open to private and state-licensed charter vessel anglers for red snapper harvest on May 27. The season will consist of four-day weekends, Friday through Monday, and continue until the private angler quota is projected to be met. The season dates only apply to anglers fishing from shore, private recreational vessels and state-licensed Alabama commercial party boats that do not hold federal for-hire fishing permits. The season for anglers fishing from federally permitted for-hire vessels will be announced by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries at a future date. New for 2022, per NOAA, is that all vessels fishing for reef fish in federal waters are required to have a venting tool or descending device rigged and ready to use.