What is the age of your Red Snapper?

Submitted by 3lemental on Thu, 10/05/2017 - 16:41

The following figure can be used to estimate the length and age of a red snapper caught in the South Atlantic region. Each diamond represents a red snapper that was aged by South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. As the image below indicates, large red snapper (fish greater than 30 inches) vary in age from 3 to 45 years old.

Data provided by Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment, and Prediction Program of South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.