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A sport fishing vessel with a red snapper onboard. Photo by Billy Pope / ADCNR

Florida pushes for longest recreational red snapper season in 15 years

Fish for sale at seafood market. Photo courtesy of leungchopan / Shutterstock

Up to 20% of global seafood tied to fraud

A 2020 World Wildlife Fund publication named lost fishing gear, or "ghost gear," the "most harmful form of plastic debris to marine wildlife." NOAA photo.

'Smart Buoys' track ghost fishing gear

North Atlantic right whale #4150 “Accordion” and her first calf swimming close to the shipping lanes at the entrance to the Port of New York and New Jersey. Accordion is named for the propeller scars on her back that resemble the musical instrument. Photo

NOAA launches AIS speed alerts to protect right whales

King salmon in Alaska waters. Photo courtesy of Kevin Cass / Shutterstock

Kenai, Susitna recreational king fishing closed amid weak runs

Photo courtesy of Florida Sea Grant / NOAA Fisheries

Debate grows over NOAA plan to expand snapper access

Dock-u-mentary screening of the 1985-86 fishermen’s strike. Photo courtesy of FHC

Documentary screening of the 1985-86 fishermen’s strike

About 1 million acres will be made available for lease in Alaska's Cook Inlet, with the first of six planned sales through 2032. Photo graphic by BOEM

BOEM opens nearly 1 million acres in Cook Inlet for new energy lease sale

The Atlantic deep-sea red crab was the most harvested species from the Northeast Canyons monument until fishing was restricted there by the Biden administration in 2021. Atlantic Red Crab Co. photo.

Trump administration reopens Northeast Canyons

The 44th Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival is taking place Feb. 14, 2026. Photo courtesy of FISH

Cortez festival celebrates Florida’s working fishing waterfront