R.F.A. Files Suit Against Red Snapper Closure

R.F.A. Files Suit Against Red Snapper Closure: "By David Conway
The Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) and attorney Dave Heil of Orlando filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) today, the same day the interim rule to close red snapper fishing in Southeast U.S. Atlantic waters was published in the Federal Register, volume 74, number 232. The red snapper closure will take effect January 4, 2010, as the R.F.A.’s lawsuit begins to move through the U.S. District Court in Jacksonville."