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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Holds A Press Briefing On Red Snapper Fishing

Published November 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 25:50

So I think you're going to see continue, and I think it's going to mirror this, where you're going to have really healthy population and you're going to be able to keep expanding from here. Now, This is a major deal. This has been a long time coming. You know, we're proud of this, but we're not satisfied with this. Okay? Do we got any questions? All right, stay warm Tomorrow, guys. It's going to be going to be a cold one. (25:50–25:54)

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Asserts that the actions taken regarding fishing opportunities are significant and overdue.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Holds A Press Briefing On Red Snapper Fishing | Uploaded November 10, 2025 | 01:39-01:50
“Total number of boat registrations in 2023 surpassed 922,000 throughout the state of Florida.”
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“Florida has 4 million licensed anglers.”
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“Extended the Gulf red snapper season to a total of 127 days, the longest in state management history.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Holds A Press Briefing On Red Snapper Fishing | Uploaded November 10, 2025 | 06:35-06:52
“We're now going to be able to complete the Everglades Restoration five years ahead of where it was under Biden.”
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“We got shortchanged in the census from this decade. And they say, oh, well, Trump was president in 2020. Yeah, but then Biden came in, he…”
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“Florida is the number one fishing spot in the entire United States.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Holds A Press Briefing On Red Snapper Fishing | Uploaded November 10, 2025 | 01:26-01:34
“Issued more than 75,000 gold sportsman's licenses at a steep discount.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Holds A Press Briefing On Red Snapper Fishing | Uploaded November 10, 2025 | 03:40-03:49
“Floridians could purchase a combined annual fresh and saltwater combo license for just $5.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Holds A Press Briefing On Red Snapper Fishing | Uploaded November 10, 2025 | 03:57-04:09
“Enacted a second amendment sales tax holiday, exempting eligible fishing supplies from sales tax.”
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“In 2024, broke the previous record of an 87-day Gulf red snapper season with a 103-day season.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Holds A Press Briefing On Red Snapper Fishing | Uploaded November 10, 2025 | 06:17-06:29
“We've also been able to add additional fishing days in the fall for Florida families and visitors to fish red snapper daily from September…”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Holds A Press Briefing On Red Snapper Fishing | Uploaded November 10, 2025 | 07:02-07:16
“Now the problem is the state had not been given the ability to manage the Atlantic Red snapper.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Holds A Press Briefing On Red Snapper Fishing | Uploaded November 10, 2025 | 08:24-08:32
“Under Biden, we had no chance to get anywhere. In fact, they wanted to shut it down even more and be more restrictive on what they were…”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Holds A Press Briefing On Red Snapper Fishing | Uploaded November 10, 2025 | 08:32-08:42
“Secretary Ludnick rejected the Biden administration's last ditch attempt to force sweeping closures off the course.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Holds A Press Briefing On Red Snapper Fishing | Uploaded November 10, 2025 | 09:18-09:26
“We've had great support for all South Atlantic state governors, congressional delegations and attorneys generals to take decisive action and…”
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“FWC staff has submitted what's called an exempted fishing permit EFP to the US Secretary of Commerce to allow state management of the…”
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“We now have, we're operating under an agreement with them. They've delegated certain projects that they were supposed to do to us. They fund…”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Holds A Press Briefing On Red Snapper Fishing | Uploaded November 10, 2025 | 11:40-11:50
“This has been a real boon for folks on the Gulf coast of Florida.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Holds A Press Briefing On Red Snapper Fishing | Uploaded November 10, 2025 | 14:06-14:11
“People are going to have more opportunities to [take their kids and grandkids fishing] in northeast Florida as a result of the action that…”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Holds A Press Briefing On Red Snapper Fishing | Uploaded November 10, 2025 | 25:10-25:18
“We want to be aggressive on this. Once this is improved, we'll obviously do it.”
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“You're going to have really healthy [fish] population and you're going to be able to keep expanding from here.”
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