Illegal fishing in the Gulf of Mexico is a growing concern. Organized crime groups are driving these activities. They use ...

The 2026 red snapper fishing season for federally permitted for-hire vessels in the Gulf of Mexico will last 147 days. The ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from April 2, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Louisiana sport anglers reeled in nearly 950,000 pounds of red snapper during the 2025 season, newly released estimates show, as the state works with federal authorities to restore population numbers ...

The governors of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina hope that means more Atlantic fishing days. FWC will start the process to take control of red snapper quotas from the South Atlantic Fishery ...

A recreational fisher holds a large red snapper. Red snapper season will last two days along North Carolina's Atlantic Coast this summer. The "mini-season" for recreational anglers is July 11 and 12.

For the first time in many years, the big four offshore species will be filling fish boxes at the same time for recreational anglers. But for how long is still to be determined. While normally open ...

Best known for its emergency response efforts at sea, the Coast Guard also polices the take of marine species from U.S.

If you talk to anglers along the South Carolina coast, they’ll tell you red snapper are everywhere. They’ll describe trips where snapper are so abundant that it’s hard to catch anything else. Despite ...

The Atlantic red snapper season runs July 11-12 in federal waters, with a one-fish bag limit. Florida's Gulf red snapper season is 126 days, while the Atlantic season is only two days. Gov. DeSantis ...

A Southern flounder being released into the water. After last year's extremely limited flounder and red snapper fishing seasons, state lawmakers are considering intervening. House Bill 442 would order ...

Now is a good time to hit the reefs for catches aplenty for Space Coast fishermen. There could be a cold water upwelling on the way, as there is most Julys. That could be pushing snapper up on the ...