National Fisherman

Gulf & South Atlantic

Biloxi, Mississippi. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Mississippi to enforce new seafood labeling law

Nathan Strout

A lancha crew were among 13 Mexican fishermen engaged in illegal fishing off southern Texas June 13, according to the Coast Guard. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard detains 13 Mexican fishermen off south Texas

NF Staff

Charleston restaurant overlooking shrimp boats. Photo courtesy of SEAD Consulting

Charleston concludes round one of shrimp fraud testing

Carli Stewart

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

NF Staff

Photo courtesy of Florida Sea Grant / NOAA Fisheries

Final rule for Amendment 59 sets stricter red snapper limits

NF Staff

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 Stewart

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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