Gulf & South Atlantic

Jeremy Zirlott had to drop his price on 21-25 headless shrimp from $7 to $4.90 in order to compete in a market flooded with subsidized farmed shrimp. “I don’t know if we can stand another year of this,” he says. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Imports killing shrimp prices

Paul Molyneaux

“This case is the latest in a series of cases challenging defendants’ unlawful favoritism of the recreational fishing sector in the Gulf of Mexico.” —A.P. Bell Fish Co., Southern Offshore Fishing Association, Gulf Reef Fish Shareholders’ Alliance.

Court upholds Gulf of Mexico red grouper reallocation

Kirk Moore

Early morning shrimp boat trolling for shrimp. Getty Images.

Shrimpers and environmentalists oppose growth of LNG export facilities

NF Aggregator

The East Coast surf clam fishery could see revenues decline between 3 percent and 15 percent if proposed offshore wind turbine projects are built, according to a Rutgers University study. NMFS photo.

New funding to study shifting surf clams, potential fishing devaluation from offshore wind

NF Staff

The top 10 National Fisherman stories of 2022

NF Staff

Image by Paul Brennan from Pixabay

Fishing Towns Bounce Back After Hurricane Ian

NF Aggregator

Lemon shark. NOAA photo.

Florida shark divers convicted of stealing longline gear

Kirk Moore

Image by llambrano from Pixabay

New Orleans fishing industry impacted by sourcing issues

NF Aggregator

Snapper-Unload — Red snapper at the dock. Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders Alliance photo.

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Higher red snapper catch limits for 2023 Gulf of Mexico

Cliff White

This 36' x 15' aluminum Cajun-built vessel has been transformed from a North Carolina skimmer shrimp trawler to a Chesapeake Bay oyster dredge boat. Larry Chowning photo.

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Cajun shrimp boat gets a second act with Virginia oysters

Larry Chowning

BOEM's proposal for eight wind energy areas off the central U.S. Atlantic coast covers about 1.7 million acres, down from 3.9 million acres in the agency's original call area in April 2022. BOEM graphic.

BOEM adapts Gulf of Mexico wind planning to central Atlantic

Kirk Moore