A program to manage red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico not only is helping defuse a fishing dispute but also advancing a new way of fish oversight.

There are about three times as many red snapper as previously estimated in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a study released Wednesday, March 24, 2021, about the popular game and table fish over ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A three-year long red snapper population assessment has concluded that there are way more red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico than previously estimated. The assessment was ...

Friday marks the first day of the two-day red snapper season in the Atlantic. News4JAX spent the day on the water with ...

State Delegation Urges Commerce Secretary Lutnick to Empower States, Boost Fishing Economy A united front of Florida ...

Patrick Diercks poses with a red snapper caught fishing this past week on a slow-pitch jig in the Gulf of Mexico. Courtesy of Jon Chapman This story was originally published June 9, 2024 at 5:50 AM.

Every June, offshore anglers wish for good weather to head west into the Gulf of Mexico. It’s the time of year red snapper season begins and the offshore waters of the Gulf are frequented for ...

The DESCEND Act of 2020 — also known as HR 5126 or the Direct Enhancement of Snapper Conservation and the Economy through Novel Devices Act of 2020 — is set to protect red snapper in the Gulf ...

Local angler Dhru Shah caught a roughly 26-inch red snapper with a yellow tag in it in the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa Bay. He reported the catch information to FWC and earned a T-shirt. Advertisement ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — For years, U.S. authorities and fishermen have complained about illegal fishing for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, and now it's ...

TEXAS, USA — Authorities seized around 1,250 pounds of illegally caught red snapper from four unregistered boats called "lanchas" in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this month, according to Texas ...

The warm Gulf of Mexico water near Fort Myers Beach is a prime location for red snapper fishing.. This is according to research by FishingBooker, a platform for booking fishing trips, which has ...