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A boat crew from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island approaches a lancha with four Mexican fishermen aboard approximately 12 miles north of the Maritime Boundary Line off the Texas coast, April 16, 2024. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Mexican fishermen face federal prison time for fishing in US waters

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Photo courtesy of Florida Sea Grant / NOAA Fisheries

Final rule for Amendment 59 sets stricter red snapper limits

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Photo by Mike Hill Photography / Shutterstock

From the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America

Paul Molyneaux

Lake Charles, Louisiana. Photo courtesy of Explore Louisiana

Study finds Lake Charles leads in Gulf shrimp honesty

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By the 1980s, NOAA Fisheries gear specialists had developed a cost-effective turtle excluder device for trawl nets. Photo by NOAA Fisheries

Observer programs push for eyes on Gulf fisheries

Carli Clancy

Captain Brandon Barfield’s fishing vessel New Beginning is based out of Panama City, Fla. Pcbfishingcharter.com photo/via NOAA Fisheries Office of Lasw Enforcement.

Florida fisherman convicted of poisoning, shooting dolphins

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Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle interdict a Mexican lancha offshore the southern Texas coast, May 22, 2025. Coast Guard photo by Edward Wargo

Coast Guard detains 4 for fishing illegally off Texas coast

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A federal jury has convicted a commercial fisherman on charges of falsifying catch records and lying to investigators. Shutterstock photo.

South Carolina fisherman found guilty for falsifying catch numbers

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A Coast Guard law enforcement crew surveys a Mexican lancha offshore the southern Texas coast, May 13, 2025. The Coast Guard interdicted four Mexican fishermen engaged in alleged illegal fishing north of the Maritime Boundary Line in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard nabs 450 pounds of illegal catch off Texas

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U.S. shrimpers call for targeted tariffs to secure domestic seafood production. Other food groups lend support. Doug Stewart Photo.

Shrimpers call for tariffs to protect fishing industry

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Of the 44 restaurants tested by SEAD Consulting, 34 were found to be selling mislabeled shrimp in Wilmington, NC. Photo by William A. Morgan / Shutterstock

Genetic testing shows shrimp fraud in Wilmington restaurants

Carli Clancy