SC’s red snapper season on pause amid federal lawsuit

The state, which was one of four to get approved for a longer fishing season, is trying to establish fall dates to catch the fish

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 640

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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COLUMBIA — Anglers won’t be able to reel in red snappers off South Carolina’s coast this summer after a federal judge paused the state’s extended season.

The decision, which came in response to a lawsuit filed last month in Washington, D.C., reversed a federal agency’s approval to extend the state’s recreational fishing season from two days last year to 62 days this year. The state Department of Natural Resources touted that approval as …

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