National Fisherman

Gulf & South Atlantic

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

Paul Molyneaux

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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March 2010 Florida spiny lobster season. Photo courtesy of Kathy Bergren Smith

Florida spiny lobster season closes, four-month spawning pause begins

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U.S. Coast Guard members from Station South Padre Island, Texas, stop Mexican nationals aboard a lancha after crews in Coast Guard aircraft spotted them fishing in U.S. territorial waters May 1, 2015. Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st C

Cartel-backed poaching continues to pressure Gulf red snapper fishery

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The Gulf of America menhaden fishery had resecured certification from the Marine Stewardship Council. Photo courtesy of Omega Protein

Gulf menhaden earns MSC recertification, citing low bycatch and strong stock health

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Shrimp trawler boats bring their catch to the seafood dealer on Bayou Lafourche. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Louisiana moves to reshape fisheries commission

Carli Stewart

Shrimp boats in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. The city is known as the Seafood Capital of Alabama. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Fuel spike from Iran conflict threatens to tie up U.S. shrimp fleet

Nathan Strout