Texas Fauna Project

Red Snapper

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Gary Rinn, an experienced diver and charter boat operator, ran trips out to the Flower Gardens banks in the Gulf of Mexico for many years. During public hearings in 1989 about designating the banks as a National Marine Sanctuary, Mr. Rinn spoke up about the need to protect snapper, grouper and other aquatic life there against spearfishing, and to guard the reefs themselves against damage from anchors, chain and cables.