,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbe,mr4 
,scott ( ,florida introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
t ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all n issue an
 int]im or f9al rule or ,secret>ial     
,am5dm5t t includes an area or bottom   
closure 9 ! ,s\? ,atlantic = species    
manag$ "u ! ,fi%]y ,managem5t ,plan = ! 
,snapp]-,gr\p] ,fi%]y ( ! ,s\? ,atlantic
 ,region 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] ,act ( 
#bjbe4  #b4 ,conditions = rules &       
,secret>ial ,am5dm5ts 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
 ,s9ce #bjaj1 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 #h1gjj1jjj has be5 inve/$ 9
 indep5d5t survey data ov] ! la/ #c     
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$iti\sly z possible to  
bett] in=m fi%]y managem5t decisions4   
7b7 ,condition on issuance ( c]ta9 rule 
or ,secret>ial ,am5dm5t ,! ,secret>y (  
,comm]ce %all n issue an int]im or f9al 
rule or a ,secret>ial ,am5dm5t t        
includes an area or bottom closure 9 !  
,s\? ,atlantic = species manag$ "u !    
,fi%]y ,managem5t ,plan = !             
,snapp]-,gr\p] ,fi%]y ( ! ,s\? ,atlantic
 ,region until-- 7#a7 ! ,s\? ,atlantic  

,great ,r$ ,snapp] ,c\nt /udy is        
complete2 &  7#b7 ! data relat$ to t    
/udy is integrat$ into ! fir/ ,s\?      
,atlantic r$ snapp] ,s\!a/ ,data1       
,assessm5t & ,review /ock assessm5t t is
 c>ri$ out aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is section4