WASHINGTON – NOAA Fisheries said it has amended rules that will expand fishing of red snapper in the South Atlantic, which will impact both recreational and commercial fishing. The changes are part of ...

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.

When the 2025 Gulf recreational red snapper season was announced, most offshore anglers probably saw August as the best time to take off from the water. It’s hot, rainy, and usually a busy time of ...

Not sure which category this fits into. A. Better to beg forgiveness than seek permission. B. Calculated assumption. C. Power play. Whatever, it had the feel of an Emancipation Day for offshore ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis announced today that Florida has submitted an Exempted Fishing Permit to the U.S. Commerce Secretary, with the goal of managing the recreational red snapper ...

FWC asked federal fishery managers to allow a 39-day Atlantic red snapper fishing season off Florida. FWC submitted an exempted fishing permit to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. The South ...

NOAA withdrew a proposal to restrict bottom-fishing off Northeast Florida's coast. The withdrawn proposal would have banned fishing for 55 species for three months annually. Like a lot of ...

MURRELLS INLET — South Carolina anglers get just two days each year to fish for red snapper. But that could change next year. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources on Nov. 14 announced plans for a ...

A Panama-based fishing lodge is reporting a pending world-record catch of a cubera snapper by one its guests. Los Buzos Panama boasted Sunday via Instagram: “Boom! Another World Record catch submitted ...