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Background Information to Develop Education and Outreach Materials with the Gulf States on Measurement Guidelines for Gray Triggerfish Image courtesy of Florida FWC Commission Issue A large number of undersized gray triggerfish are landed by both the recreational and commercial sectors of the Gulf of Mexico reef fish fishery (Figures 1 and 2). Recreational landings of gray triggerfish from 2009-2011 were compared by percent landings in 1 inch size increments by state (Figure 1). This information mirrors the results of the recent update assessment on gray triggerfish (SEDAR 9 Update 2011) which determined that landings in the eastern Gulf (west Florida and Alabama) are greater than the western Gulf (Mississippi, 1 Louisiana, and Texas). Based on intercepted recreational landings from 2009-2011 , the following percent of landed fish were recorded as undersized for each state: 35% west Florida (n=1,624), 28% Alabama (n=627), 100% Mississippi (n=3), 32% Louisiana (n=22), and 83% Texas (n=174) (Figure 1). A similar trend was seen in the percent of undersized gray triggerfish in commercial landings from 2009-2011: 26% west Florida (n=1,511), 21% Alabama (n=192), and 44% Louisiana (n=32) (Figure 2). Texas and Mississippi are not included in this list because there were no commercial landings recorded for Texas2 and only one gray triggerfish was intercepted in Mississippi. 1 The current 14-inch fork length minimum size limit was not effective until August 4, 2008. 2 Although Texas reported low landings of gray triggerfish, the number of trip intercept program samplers was also low (S