ASMFC Stock Assessment Overview: Red Drum

Incidental catch and discard of red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, in a nc red drum slot size North Carolina implemented an 18- to 27-inch slot limit on drum in 1991 to improve stock status Over the years, there have been other gear and ncl slot tournament North Carolina protects reds with a recreational one-fish-per-day maximum creel limit and a slot size limit of 18 to 27 inches along with recent

nc redfish slot A happy man on a boat holding a large Red Drum fish caught in Nags Head We're not just talking about slot-size fish, either Some of