What/When:
- The 2025 recreational fishing season for golden tilefish in federal waters of the South Atlantic will close on March 21, 2025.
- The recreational season for golden tilefish started on January 1, 2025.
- NOAA Fisheries predicts that recreational golden tilefish landings will reach the recreational annual catch limit of 2,694 fish for the 2025 fishing year by March 21, 2025.
Why This Announcement is Happening:
This announcement is in compliance with the current accountability measure which states NOAA Fisheries will project the length of the recreational fishing season for golden tilefish based on catch rates from the previous fishing year and announce the end date of the recreational season. Therefore, NOAA Fisheries announces that the recreational season for golden tilefish will close on March 21, 2025, and the recreational sector for golden tilefish in the South Atlantic federal waters will be closed from March 21 through December 31, 2025.
Full regulations can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 50 CFR part 622 or at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-VI/part-622/subpart-I.
Sign Up For Text Message Alerts - Find Out About Immediate Openings And Closures
NOAA's Text Message Alert Program allows you to receive important fishery related alerts via text message (SMS). Standard message & data rates may apply. You may opt-out at any time. Text alerts you may receive include:
- Immediate fishery openings and closures
- Any significant changes to fishing regulations that happen quickly
Sign up for one or more of the following groups:
- Gulf Recreational Fisheries Related Alerts
- Text GULFRECFISH to 888777
- Gulf Commercial Fisheries Related Alerts
- Text GULFCOMMFISH to 888777
- South Atlantic Recreational Fisheries Related Alerts
- Text SATLRECFISH to 888777
- South Atlantic Commercial Fisheries Related Alerts
- Text SATLCOMMFISH to 888777
- Caribbean Fisheries Related Alerts
- Text CARIBFISH to 888777
Quick Glance Contact List for the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office
Permits Mailbox: The Permits Office in St. Petersburg, Florida now has a Permits mailbox in the front lobby (263 13th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701). You can now drop off original permits for permit transfers. Envelopes with information labels will be provided so that your documents can be attached to the correct application. The mailbox will be checked daily. For more information, contact the Permits Office at 877-376-4877.
Media Contact: Allison Garrett, 727-551-5750
Recreational Fisheries Coordinator: Sean Meehan, 727-385-5202
Communications Specialist: Lauren Westcott 727-249-5881
