Red snapper caught in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico with vertical lines is rated yellow. The stock is depleted, but it's rebuilding because overfishing is no longer occurring in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. However, this fishery catches a number of species that are depleted, experiencing overfishing, or both. Management is moderately effective overall, and measures to rebuild overfished stocks are in place. Vertical lines have minimal to no impacts on the seafloor, and some measures are in place that may help to protect snappers' role in the ecosystem.

Under the U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program, companies must track their red snapper imports from the point of harvest to when they enter the U.S. This program aims to stop illegally caught or counterfeit seafood from entering the American market.

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