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Newsdata · Florida Government·June 5, 2026Florida State

DeSantis promised anglers a ‘God-given right to fish.’ It ran into a 25% kill rate and a Washington injunction

NOAA handed four states their longest snapper season in years, but a last-minute injunction killed opening day.

Miles from shore, Chris Kemp pumps and reels as he battles a fish 150 feet below. Eventually, it gives up, and the 10-pound red snapper is hauled aboard the Jodie Lynn II.

There’s barely time to rejoice. As Kemp raises his trophy for a picture, the charter boat’s captain rushes over and then drives a knifelike tool into the fish’s gas-filled bladder. The procedure, required by federal law, is intended to improve the fish’s chances of survival after release.

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