A college student on a fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico caught dramatic footage of a big tiger shark repeatedly attacking a hammerhead on a fishing line. Shot on July 17, the video shows […]
A few signatures kick off the next phase of oil spill recovery that could revive long-term habitat health in the Gulf. BP and a federal judge have finally made it official—the historic settlement between the […]
When the US was in the midst of a recession (2007 – 2009), TBF saw a significant reduction in tag and release reports, and it comes as no surprise; the price of fuel was at […]
Today’s Congressional Omnibus Appropriations bill includes several actions important to recreational fishing championed by Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee Chairman Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.). The bill includes a number of provisions that attempt to address the […]
1st reported by All Gov: Lost in the furor over the Deepwater Horizon oil well explosion and subsequent venting of oil into the Gulf of Mexico has been a smaller, yet persistent, leak of oil […]
Five years following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, National Wildlife Federation (NWF) scientists have compiled a report detailing how 20 types of fish and wildlife were impacted by the pollution that continued for 87 days. […]
In a move long-awaited by the recreational fishing and boating community, the directors of the state fish and wildlife agencies from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas announced an agreement for state-based management of Gulf […]
A new study has found four distinct groupings of dolphin deaths within the Northern Gulf of Mexico Unusual Mortality Event (UME). Three of the groupings followed the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Some of the […]
WINK News Reported 1st: One thousand tons of concrete now sit on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. On Friday, crews dropped the first of miles of new reef there. A barge full of […]
Today, one of America’s leading wildlife conservation groups released a report outlining 47 projects that would improve the health of the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of the 2010 oil spill. “We can’t undo […]
NOAA Fisheries today announced final regulations that will help protect Atlantic bluefin tuna by reducing dead discards and providing measures to help ensure compliance with international quotas. These regulations were developed through a comprehensive process […]
Goliath grouper (Serranidae: Epinephelus itajara) occur in tropical and subtropical waters from the west coast of Africa to the east coast of Florida, south to Brazil, and throughout the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean […]
A “wish list” of 25 fisheries projects in the five Gulf of Mexico states represents angler priorities that would restore, sustain and enhance Gulf sportfishing and economies, stated the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, which released […]
A man has caught a 12 ft shark after an epic battle with the beast that nearly sank his boat. Ryan Spring of San Antonio, Texas, hooked the 809 lbs tiger shark while fishing in the gulf […]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has confirmed a large-scale offshore fish kill in the northeast Gulf of Mexico. Citizens have reported observations of thousands of dead and dying bottom-dwelling reef fish, including […]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has scheduled a series of Gulf of Mexico red snapper workshops for recreational stakeholders beginning in late July to discuss state and federal management of recreational red […]
CHRON.COM REPORTED: Shrimpers fishing in the Gulf of Mexico have pulled up an incredibly rare, almost prehistoric looking goblin shark. It’s only the second sighting of such a beast in the Gulf. The freakish shark […]
Norm Schultz: Sunday was the fourth anniversary of the explosion aboard the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil rig. The passage of time might be fading the memory, but it shouldn’t be forgotten. The rig sank and, two […]
Red Snapper Amendment. Now, more than ever, anglers in the Gulf of Mexico region need to make their voices heard in support of improved access to one of the region’s most important fisheries – red […]
After being sealed in the 1970s and decades of negative impacts from siltation and low water flows, an estimated $9.4M effort will be required to open Cedar Bayou and Vinson Slough. This historic effort, which […]
During its recent meeting in Houston, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council approved moving ahead with an amendment to update the allocation of Gulf red snapper between the commercial and recreational sectors, a welcome […]
The following CCA Grassroots Alert explains that the Gulf Council continues to ignore angler input and move forward with sector separation. Yet another public comment period has been set and anglers need to respond. Read […]
An A-frame reef with limestone discs is lowered in the Gulf of Mexico on one of the R. Vernon Minton Artificial Reef Zones in state waters. The limestone discs will attract a wide variety of […]
Offshore oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico serve as valuable marine habitat, supporting economically important recreational fishing in the Gulf region. In the face of increasing efforts to remove these structures, this […]
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