The following statement was issued by Meredith Moore, director of the Fish Conservation Program at Ocean Conservancy, in response to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s vote to delegate management of the private recreational red […]
The private recreational angler red snapper season opens Saturday, June 1, 2019 for a projected 97-days in federal waters. Red snapper fishing is open year around in state waters. The season length is based on […]
A cooperative effort among the recreational fishing industry, anglers and state and federal agencies has resulted in reduced mortality for thousands of red snapper and other reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico and South […]
Chris Blankenship, Director of the Alabama Marine Resources Division, is on a mission, and the next month may be crucial to the outcome of his ultimate goal. Blankenship was in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Washington, […]
This analysis has been updated to reflect the most recent information. Fishermen along the southeastern U.S. coast report that after years of decline, red snapper are once again plentiful. That’s why anglers are stumped by […]
“I heard red snapper season is closed?” The angry offshore angler’s yell caught me off guard. He was standing at the helm of his 25 Ft. World Cat, waiting at the ramp for a buddy […]
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 […]
American red snapper season has started with a real bang. Deep water anglers up and down the coast report great snapper action from 100 feet and out. Laurence Hall says the big flag yellowtail action […]
As the owner and operator of a boat dealership in Tarpon Springs, I cringed when the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently proposed a 70-day 2015 red snapper state-water season without once considering science […]
The undersigned organizations and companies are representatives of the vast saltwater recreational angling community that generates more than $70 billion in economic activity across the nation. Our hundreds of thousands of members and customers have […]
The undersigned organizations and companies are representatives of the vast saltwater recreational angling community that generates more than $70 billion in economic activity across the nation. Our hundreds of thousands of members and customers have […]
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 […]
The latest issue of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s newsletter is now available. Topics include red snapper harvest limits, electronic monitoring and reporting, advisory panel openings, and information on upcoming meetings and opportunities […]
Keeping up with fishery management issues can be a fulltime job these days. One species or another, in one region of the country or another is constantly under the pressure of data collection for resource […]
Not only was it the catch of a lifetime, but Taylor Shenk’s 26-pound red snapper may land the Orange City middle school student in the world-record book. The 12-year-old angler was offshore fishing on July […]
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 […]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is asking anglers to help gather important information about the Atlantic red snapper fishery. The recreational red snapper season in Atlantic federal waters (beyond 3 nautical miles […]
A South Texas man reeled in the largest red snapper ever recorded off the Texas coast. Joey Beaver, of Victoria, bagged a 40-inch, 38.75 pound red snapper about five miles off the coast of Port […]
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s Reef Fish Committee approved several preferred alternatives to the red snapper fishery management plan at its meeting Tuesday in Key West. The committee reaffirmed its support of reallocating […]
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 snapper! A landmark rule currently being considered by […]
The Coast Guard interdicted a Mexican fishing crew poaching in South Texas waters, Sunday, 30 miles offshore and 70 miles north of the U.S./Mexican border. At approximately 12:30 p.m., a 25-foot Mexican fishing boat, also […]
While most tourists consider a visit to New Orleans the highlight of any trip to Louisiana, if fishing is your passion aim your sights a little further south to the famed Mississippi Delta and the […]
Florida Gov. Rick Scott and the Recreational Fishing Alliance are protesting a move by federal fishery management officials to reduce the red snapper recreational fishing season in the Gulf of Mexico. Scott sent a letter […]
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 snapper. Read on to […]
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 […]
NOLA Reported 1st: Recreational fishing groups are crying foul over a National Marine Fisheries Service pilot program that has taken a percentage of the 2014 recreational red-snapper quota and given it to a select group […]
The Recreational Fishing Alliance is urging saltwater anglers in the Gulf of Mexico to respond in favor of increasing red snapper allocation for the recreational fishing community. The deadline for comment is Dec. 9. The […]
Summer’s mostly calm weather provides frequent windows of opportunity for making long offshore runs to the deep Gulf of Mexico hotspots where the big fish live. The trips can cover 50-100 miles, but it’s more […]
Anglers and fishery management officials continue to discuss the status of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico with intent of managing the species. One of those discussions will be in the form of a […]
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