Gulf & South Atlantic

Red grouper. NOAA photo.

Gulf of Mexico charter captains wade into red grouper court case

Kirk Moore

A juvenile turtle escapes through a turtle excluder device. NOAA photo.

Bycatch Reduction Week marked by NOAA Fisheries

Jose Antunes

Casey Streeter and his wife own Island Seafood Market in Matlacha, Florida. They own their own boats, and buy from several others hooking and spearing grouper and snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. Katie Fischer photo.

Viewpoint: The Right to Fish

Paul Molyneaux

NOAA says no to rock shrimp trawling at the Oculina Coral Reef

Jose Antunes

Fisherman holding fresh Gulf of Mexico white shrimp. NF Stock image.

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US seafood inflation overtakes record grocery inflation

Christine Blank

One fishermen died and another was injured when the Coast Guard cutter Winslow Griesser collided with their boat near Puerto Rico. Coast Guard photo.

One dead after Coast Guard cutter, fishing vessel collide off Puerto Rico

NF Staff

A school of menhaden. NOAA photo/Jerry Prezioso.

ASMFC stock assessment says menhaden not overfished

Kirk Moore

Tropical storm Colin formed unexpectedly off the Carolinas and swiftly dissipated July 2-3. Forecasters still expect the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season to be more active than normal. NOAA image.

Forecasters still predict above-average Atlantic hurricane season

Kirk Moore

BOEM used data about scallop, squid, mackerel and butterfish fisheries to map out potential conflicts between fishermen and wind energy development in the New York Bight. BOEM graphic.

BOEM proposals to mitigate offshore wind fishing impact

North Atlantic right whale #3230 "Infinity" and her calf were struck off the coast of Florida in February 2021. The calf pictured died from the strike. Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission/NOAA permit 18786

NOAA wants stricter vessel speed limits to protect right whales

Kirk Moore

Bluefin tuna GMRI photo.

The trouble with tuna