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States in the Southeast, tired of inconsistencies in federal management of red snapper fisheries, are pursuing exempted ...

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WALA) - Friday, May 23, 2025 is a big day for offshore anglers in Alabama as the red snapper season for recreational fishermen begins. Starting at midnight and running through the ...

In 2019, commercial fisherman Eric Schmidt caught a tagged red snapper off Ft. Myers. When he reported the catch, a 38-inch fish landed in 287 feet of water, the Jacksonville office was shocked at ...

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 ...

Over 20 boats ventured offshore during last weekend’s Suncoast Snapper Slapper tournament out of Marina Jacks in Sarasota. And with it, a beautiful few days of weather, allowing some to head deep in ...

The Marine Resources Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced that it will ...

In Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, a new federal rule has fishermen angry. A ban on fishing for red snapper—one of the most popular saltwater fish — starts Jan. 4. Federal agencies and ...

Two Florida Congressmen — a Republican and a Democrat — and the state's now-senior U.S. senator want to throw a bone to red snapper anglers off the Atlantic coast. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Jacksonville ...

If you talk to anglers along the South Carolina coast, they’ll tell you red snapper are everywhere. They’ll describe trips where snapper are so abundant that it’s hard to catch anything else. Despite ...