Decending devices required 7/15/2020

https://www.nmma.org/press/article/23303

So at what point offshore does this apply? Nearshore reefs like Capers or 4 KI? End of the jetties? I’m not opposed to it, just not sure where.

They only address the act “while fishing for or possessing snapper-grouper species”. This will be in effect just before the 2020 Red Snapper season. I ordered the Shelton version for $6/ea

So am I reading this correctly? It looks like we will not be required to have these devices on the first three day season starting in July. Correct?


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TankSgt that’s the way i read it. Some entities were recently giving away descending devices.

Free in Georgia.
https://coastalgadnr.org/FishSmart

SC Wildlife Federation was giving them away last year.


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