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October is National Seafood Month! Scientific surveys help NOAA gather data on important seafood species like red snapper.

October 29, 2018
Crewmembers on board NOAA Ship Oregon II retrieve the trawling net and empty the haul on deck. This haul contained mostly red snapper.

Photo: Andria Keene

The thing I am most excited to bring back to [my marine science class] is the story of recovery for the Red Snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. I learned that due to improved fishing methods and growth in commercial fishing of this species, their decline was severe. The groundfish survey that I am working with is one way that data about the population of Red Snapper has been collected. This data has led to the creation of an action plan to help stop the decline and improve the future for this species.
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