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Snapper

Red snapper
Recommended servings per month
Contaminant | Men | Women | Kids 6-12 | Kids 0-5 | |
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Imported snapper | Mercury | 4+ | 4+ | 3 | 2 |
Lane snapper | Mercury | 3 | 4+ | 2 | 1 |
Red snapper (Gulf of Mexico) | Mercury | 4+ | 4+ | 3 | 2 |
Silk snapper | Mercury | 4+ | 4+ | 3 | 2 |
Vermilion snapper | Mercury | 4+ | 4+ | 3 | 2 |
Yellowtail snapper | Mercury | 4+ | 4+ | 4 | 3 |
Mutton snapper | Mercury | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Eco details:
- Management of snapper in most of the world is poor, and has resulted in overfishing of many populations
- Gulf of Mexico red snapper has been caught under an innovative catch share management plan since 2007. Populations have increased significantly, while fishermen have also reduced discards by 50%. As a direct result, Gulf commercial red snapper fishermen have seen a 60% increase in their quotas since the program began.