AUSTIN, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced that Nov. 21 marks the closure of the 2025 recreational red snapper season in federal waters.

The TPWD said the 2025 recreational red snapper season in federal waters will close at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 21.

Officials explained that after the closing date, anglers in Texas state waters out to nine nautical miles can continue to keep up to four red snapper per day with a 15-inch minimum length limit.

“The 2025 federal red snapper season offered nearly six months of red snapper fishing opportunities to the people of Texas,” said Robin Riechers, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Division Director. “This remarkable milestone clearly shows that regional management of fisheries works t

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