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Published: July 11, 2008
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New federal rules concerning recreational and commercial fishing for red snapper have raised numerous questions about the regulations and the species’ biology. Answers to many of those questions can now be found on the Louisiana Sea Grant Fisheries Web site (www.seagrantfish.lsu.edu/faqs/index.html).

"Experts from Sea Grant, Louisiana State University and the LSU AgCenter were receiving numerous questions ranging from assessment methodologies and catch-and-release survival to life history of the species and basic biology," said Glenn Thomas, associate professor of fisheries for Louisiana Sea Grant and LSU AgCenter. "To help keep the public informed, the Web site was created.

"The site isn’t meant to be encyclopedic on the topic, but it will provide visitors with background on the basic issues, as well as the latest research," he added. Updates to the Web site will be made as new information and questions arise.

Since its establishment in 1968, Louisiana Sea Grant has worked to promote stewardship of the state’s coastal resources through a combination of research, education and outreach programs critical to the cultural, economic and environmental health of Louisiana’s coastal zone. Louisiana Sea Grant, based at Louisiana State University, is part of the National Sea Grant College Program, a network of 32 programs in each of the U.S. coastal and Great Lakes states and Puerto Rico.

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