{"id":2832,"date":"2022-11-21T02:24:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T07:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/hooklinescience\/?p=2832"},"modified":"2023-07-28T14:50:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T18:50:05","slug":"what-do-anglers-think-of-the-great-red-snapper-count","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/hooklinescience\/what-do-anglers-think-of-the-great-red-snapper-count\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do Anglers Think of the Great Red Snapper Count?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Researchers wanted to learn more about people\u2019s views related to the accuracy of the count and the science behind it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Need<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s impossible to actually count all the fish in an area, often leaving the results of population surveys up for debate. This is especially true for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. In response to requests for more data on the counts of red snapper population, researchers there set up an entirely new system of assessing the status of the species, which they called the \u201cGreat Red Snapper Count,\u201d to get the best estimate of the abundance of red snapper in the Gulf and, as a result, allow as much access as possible to the fishery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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