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Alabama Sen. Shelby Takes Action to Address Gulf Red Snapper Fishery Mismanagement

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 […]

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Offshore

NOAA Issues Atlantic Tuna Management Measures

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 […]

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Shark Fishing

809 Pound Tiger Shark

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 […]

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Red Tide Fish Kill

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 […]

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Recreational Red Snapper Workshops

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 […]

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Goblin Shark Surfaces

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 […]

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Never Forget The BP Oil Oill

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 […]

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Inshore

Red Snapper Anglers Unite

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 […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Partners to Open Texas’ Cedar Bayou

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 […]

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Inshore

Red Snapper Reallocation Improving

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 […]

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Anglers Get Dumped

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 […]

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Gulf of Mexico Reef Program

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 […]

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Gulf of Mexico Rigs Into Reefs

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 […]