New snapper limit to hit hard in Alabama

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP) — A leader in Alabama’s charter fishing business said Thursday that new federal limits on red snapper will hurt the state’s struggling recreational industry.

The president of the Orange Beach Fishing Association, Tom Steber, said there’s a chance some anglers won’t even bother to fish after regulators cut the season for the prized fish from 11 to nine days.