Jerry Carl actually said...

"Ultimately, I would like to see Alabama be allowed to set its own recreational harvest targets on its own."

"We have to assure that NOAA incorporates the full results of the Great Red Snapper Count into their next stock assessment of red snapper."

"I appreciate my colleague Mr. Young's bill requesting NOAA to send a report to Congress on incorporating more data and stock assessment from our states and the NGOs into fisheries management."

"But from what I can tell, NOAA has a long way to go."