Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA) released a statement on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's recent issuance of exempted fishing permits to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Georgia's red snapper season will now be from July 1st to August 31st. Rep. Carter celebrated the announcement as a clear victory for Georgia fishermen and reflected on his background with the fishing industry.
According to the Georgia lawmaker, anglers and those familiar with the industry are most suited to setting environmental policy, not Washington bureaucrats. He thanked the Trump Administration for siding with the angler community, calling the extended permits ‘common-sense’ governance.
“As Co-Chair of the South Atlantic Red Snapper Task Force, I’m proud to have tirelessly advocated for this win and am thrilled to bring home a proper red snapper fishing season to Georgia’s outdoorsmen and women,” said Rep. Carter.
“Representing over 100 miles of pristine coastline, I grew up understanding that Georgia's anglers are the experts best equipped to set conservation and fishing policies that protect fish stocks and our way of life, not Washington bureaucrats,” Rep. Carter continued. “I applaud President Trump and his use of common-sense governing, protecting anglers’ right to reasonably harvest and properly manage our resources.”
Further Context
According to the Congressional Sportsmen Foundation, red snapper populations are the healthiest in history, rendering the burdensome and overreaching federal policy, which severely restricts recreational fishing, unnecessary.
Georgia’s recreational fishing industry has long struggled under federal fisheries data that limit access and impose heavy-handed restrictions, often set by bureaucrats far removed from the state’s coastal communities.
State management is a common-sense approach that allows tailored conservation and fishing policies to fit local needs.
Thank you, President Trump, for your common-sense approach to red snapper resource management!
Like @POTUS, I understand that Georgia's anglers are the experts and better equipped to set conservation and fishing policies that protect fish stocks and our way of life, not… pic.twitter.com/I1BGXrldn3
— Buddy Carter (@RepBuddyCarter) May 1, 2026
