National Fisherman

Gulf & South Atlantic

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater helicopter aircrew medevacs the captain of a fishing vessel 122 miles off Longboat Key, Fla., on May 12. Coast Guard photo.

Injured fisherman airlifted from Gulf

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U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2071, the Save Our Shrimpers Act, by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 391-18-1. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

House passes Save Our Shrimpers Act

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Georgia has become the latest state and first East Coast state to require restaurants to disclose when they are serving imported shrimp. Photo by Paul Molyneaux

Georgia requires imported shrimp disclosure at restaurants

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A Florida Keys commercial fisherman has been sentenced to jail time after pleading guilty to multiple lobster violations. Photo courtesy of Florida Fish and Wildlife

Florida Keys fisherman sentenced after pleading guilty to lobster violations

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Repairs to a damaged section of the commercial dock in Grand Isle are complete nearly five years after Hurricane Ida. Photo courtesy of Grand Isle Port Commission

Hurricane Ida repairs complete at Grand Isle commercial dock

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Jeremy Zirlott, of Bayou la Batre, Alabama, buys from his three boats and two others. He packs his own shrimp and is pushing up his wholesale prices to try to get more money to the boats as fuel prices rise. “I also preach fuel efficiency,” he says. Photo

Fishermen weigh fuel costs against the catch

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A new bipartisan bill in Congress aims to level the playing field for the Gulf Coast states by expanding offshore boundaries for Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Photo courtesy of Florida Sea Grant

Gulf states push for offshore parity with 9-mile boundary bill

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A North Atlantic right whale mother with her calf in Cape Cod Bay on April 9, 2026. New England Aquarium, photo/NOAA permit #25739-01.

Right whale births reported highest since 2009

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Bluefin tuna make extensive trans-Atlantic migrations, predominantly moving from east to west, scientists confirmed. Shutterstock photo.

Western Atlantic acts as refuge for recovering bluefin tuna

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Louisiana captain cited for undersized mackerel, illegal gear in Gulf

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Florida’s push for greater control over red snapper management is reigniting a familiar fisheries divide. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Commercial fleet pushes back on Florida’s red snapper bid

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