Podcast host and ASA Vice President of Government Affairs, Mike Leonard, provides an update on federal legislative activity, highlighting two recently introduced bills: The Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act  and the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act. After the update, Leonard talks with ASA Southeast Fisheries Policy Director, Martha Guyas, about South Atlantic red snapper. Guyas gives a rundown of a recent South Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting, where bottom fishing closures for red snapper were discussed. 

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