,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dehg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ab1 #bjbc,mr4  
,ru!r=d introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide t !   
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration %all n issue  
an int]im or f9al rule t includes an    
area closure 9 ! ,s\? ,atlantic =       
species manag$ "u ! ,snapp]-,gr\p]      
,fi%]y ,managem5t ,plan until ! ,s\?    
,atlantic ,great ,r$ ,snapp] ,c\nt /udy 
is complete & ! data relat$ to t /udy is
 integrat$ into ! /ock assessm5t4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,r$ ,snapp] ,act4  #b4 ,conditions =    
,rules relat$ to c]ta9 area closures    
7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,fi%+ is a major economic driv] 9 !    
,s\? ,atlantic4 ,9 ,florida alone1      
recreational angl]s provide             
#ad1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 economic output &     
support #aai1jjj jobs4  7#b7 ,r$ snapp] 
is a highly priz$ & s\ght aft] reef fi% 

by bo? recreational & comm]cial fi%]m54 
7#c7 ,! #f-;day recreational r$ snapp]  
season 9 #bjah add$ #ac1jjj1jjj to !    
gross dome/ic product ( ! ,s\? ,atlantic
 region4  7#d7 ,= ! la/ #aj ye>s1 fi%]y 
manag]s h successfully be5 work+ to     
rebuild ! r$ snapp] /ock 9 ! ,s\?       
,atlantic4 ,!re is curr5tly record high 
abundance & /rong recruitm5t )9 ! /ock4 
7#e7 ,?is record abundance has l$ to    
increas$ out-(-season enc\nt]s & disc>ds
 :i* is driv+ r$ snapp] mortality4  7#f7
 ,despite ^! increas$ disc>ds1 x is !   
ov]rid+ op9ion ( ! ,s\? ,atlantic ,fi%]y
 ,managem5t ,c\ncil's ,snapp] ,gr\p]    
,advisory ,panel t bas$ on memb]s'      
collective on-!-wat] exp]i5ce1 ! r$     
snapp] fi%]y is recov]$4  7#g7 ,h[ev]1  
options = future consid]ation to r$uce  
out-(-season enc\nt]s & r$ snapp]       
mortalities include %ort] seasons &     
broad area closures = ! snapp]-gr\p]    
fi%]y 9 ! ,s\? ,atlantic4  7#h7 ,! ,/ate
 ( ,florida is conc]n$ ) ! economic     
implications ( area closures = ! ,s\?   

,atlantic snapp]-gr\p] recreational     
fi%]y4  7#i7 #e1ajj1jjj has be5 inve/$ 9
 indep5d5t survey data ov] ! la/ ?ree   
fiscal ye>s1 includ+ #c1cjj1jjj = ! ,s\?
 ,atlantic ,great ,r$ ,snapp] ,c\nt to  
e/imate ! numb] ( r$ snapp] 7,lutjanus  
campe*anus7 9 ! ,s\? ,atlantic wat]s f  
,nor? ,c>ol9a to ,florida4  7#aj7 ,!    
,national ,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,s]vice %\ld   
incorporate data f ?is survey into !    
,national ,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,s]vice /ock   
assessm5ts z exp$iti\sly z possible to  
bett] in=m fi%]y managem5t decisions4   
7b7 ,condition on issuance ( rule ,!    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration %all n issue  
an int]im or f9al rule t includes an    
area closure 9 ! ,s\? ,atlantic =       
species manag$ "u ! ,snapp]-,gr\p]      
,fi%]y ,managem5t ,plan until-- 7#a7 !  
,s\? ,atlantic ,great ,r$ ,snapp] ,c\nt 
/udy is complete2 &  7#b7 ! data relat$ 
to t /udy is integrat$ into ! upcom+    
,s\? ,atlantic r$ snapp] rese>* track & 
op]ational /ock assessm5t4