Often marketed as Pacific red snapper. Poorly known for many species. Fair to poor. But overfishing of a number of key species is now forcing managers to sharply reduce the catch. Pacific rockfishes are caught with either nets or longlines, both of which also take a number of other sea creatures.
Red snapper is depleted.
The status of yellowtail snapper is unknown, but it is probably in fair shape. Fisheries are unmonitored in most countries. Management in the U.S. is generally poor. Red snapper is overfished in the U.S., primarily because shrimp nets kill billions of juveniles. Fishing for snappers entails significant bycatch of juveniles and nontargeted species.