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The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) is currently considering a management alternative, which would close the Mid-Atlantic snapper/grouper fishery.  The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife's Marine Fisheries Administration is reaching out to snapper/grouper anglers to collect catch data necessary to avert the closure of the Mid-Atlantic fishery by the SAFMC.

Information on the SAFMC snapper/grouper fishery management alternative, the list of species affected by the alternative and contact information for reporting Mid-Atlantic snapper/grouper catch data is available at http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/news/2009/mardataneeded.