Red Grouper Closure 2024. The 2023 recreational season for red grouper in gulf state waters will close on july 21 and remain closed through the end of the year, consistent with the closure in. The florida fish and wildlife conservation commission (fwc) is closing the recreational harvest of red grouper in state waters of the gulf of mexico, excluding.

The recreational harvest of red grouper in federal waters of the gulf of mexico will close at 12:01 am, local time, on july 21, 2023. Shallow water grouper, red grouper, gag grouper, deep water grouper, red snapper, and tilefishes are managed under the gulf of mexico reef fish ifq program.