Gulf red grouper catch upped for stretch run

Domestic red grouper could be a nice holiday limited-time offering as the U.S. supply got a shot in the arm in the form of a quota increase for the last two months of the year. Consider it a Christmas gift from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

NOAA Fisheries more than doubled the allowable take for commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico for November and December. Overall, the 2011 red grouper quota jumped from 5.68 million to 6.88 million pounds, a 21 percent increase fo…


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