![]() ![]() As adults, redfish tend to live in open coastal waters with salinity ranging from 30 to 35 parts per thousand, and temperatures ranging from 39 to 93 degrees. While young red drum are very adaptable, but as they grow into adults the conditions they require become less flexible. They have also been known to travel into freshwater areas, as well as areas of very high salinity. When young, reds can live in many habitats such as estuaries or river mouths, around seagrass beds, oyster bottoms, and more. Common names for them include red drum, redfish, reds, red bass, spot tail, channel bass, puppy drum (when small), and bull red (when large). Red Drum, or as know scientifically Sciaenops ocellatus, is a near-shore species that, when young, are adaptable to a range of habitats, temperatures, and salinity. Photo courtesy of Matt Boomer What Are Redfish? Big red drum like this are the stuff reams are made of. Each year, FWC will evaluate the redfish fishery in each region using this metrics, and the results are summarized in Annual Reviews (see links below).Red drum, also known as redfish, are one of the top targets of many anglers when they go fishing on the Chesapeake Bay. In 2022, FWC adopted a more holistic management approach for redfish focused on smaller management regions, in which management decisions are informed by 6 management metrics: escapement, relative abundance, habitat, harmful algal blooms, fishing effort, and stakeholder feedback. Escapement is the proportion of fish that survive through age four relative to the fish that would have survived if there was no fishery. Red drum stocks have rebounded and are currently exceeding the FWC's management goal of 40% escapement in most parts of Florida. In 1989, the slot limit of 18-27 inches, the bag limit of one fish per person and a closed season from March-May were put in place. In the late 1980s red drum was overfished, thus several emergency closures were established to reduce fishing pressure and allow the stock to rebuild. Management of red drum in Florida is considered a success story. Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network.Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail. ![]() Report injured, orphaned or dead manatees.Report fish kills, wildlife emergencies, sightings, etc. ![]()
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