National Fisherman

Gulf & South Atlantic

Genetic testing conducted by SeaD Consulting has revealed improvements in locally served Gulf shrimp at festivals from 2024 to 2025. Photo courtesy of Darryl Brooks / Shutterstock

Testing pushes vendors to serve only local Gulf shrimp

Carli Clancy

File photo: The Coast Guard unloads approximately 300 pounds of red snapper from a lancha caught fishing illegally in U.S. federal waters in June 2025. Coast Guard photo.

Mexican fishermen caught fishing illegally off Texas coast

NF Staff

Sampling photo from shrimp tests in Mobile, AL. Photo courtesy of SeaD Consulting

Update on shrimp mislabeling across the Gulf Coast

Carli Clancy

Gregory Brooks has been shrimping in North Carolina’s Pamlico Sound for 30 years. With his uncle, Tommy Brooks, on this mid-August day, they land 2,200 pounds of brown and white shrimp after less than 24 hours fishing. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Storm warnings for Carolina shrimpers

Paul Molyneaux

Crew members working Ocean Harvesters purse boats earn $70,000 for seven months plus benefits. At a Sept. 15 press conference the company introduced the new $9 million fish steamer Tangier Sound to show what the company gives back to the community. Larry

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Ocean Harvesters fight to keep fishing

Larry Chowning

Big red snapper shared by NOAA Fisheries. Photo courtesy of Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Red snapper season closure, ongoing stock concerns

Carli Clancy

Credit: Steve Fish / Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association

House Committee advances reauthorization of Young Fishermen’s Development Act

NF Staff

Ship fleet prepped at Port Fouchon, Louisiana, for the upcoming season. Doug Stewart Photo

Steep decline in landings show imports’ impact, US shrimpers say

NF Staff

Venture Global's planned CP2 plant in Cameron Parish, La., would be a 28 million tons/year LNG terminal that could become the largest such U.S. facility. Venture Global image.

Fishermen, environmental activists challenge CP2 project

NF Staff

Shrimp boats tied up in Venice, La. Creative Commons photo by Flickr user Finchlake2000.

Louisiana brothers arrested in death of coworker on fishing vessel

Nathan Strout

After setting on a promising indication of bait fish, crewman Robert Boyd (right) and captain Tommy Danchise (left) haul back the first of two 400-yard gillnets, landing about 50 pounds of bluefish, Spanish mackerel, and other species. Paul Molyneaux phot

Carolina fishermen get home with a little help from friends

Paul Molyneaux