Gulf & South Atlantic

Hurricane Michael, a Category 4 storm, git the Florida Panhandle on Oct. 10. Corky Decker photo.

Michael's mayhem

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71-year-old Peter Darna

Who we are: Peter Darna

Maureen Donald

North Carolina Republican Rep. Walter Jones died in his home on Sunday, Feb. 10 at age 76. Walter Jones Office photo.

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North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones dies at 76

Samuel Hill

A shrimp boat heads out from Point Cocodrie, La. JC Winkler photo.

Gulf shrimp is stable, but still subject to strength of Asian imports

Sue Cocking

Florida officals spotted the fifth North Atlantic right whale calf of the birthing season on Feb. 5 near Sebastian Inlet State Park.

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Baby boom: Five right whale calves spotted off the coast of Florida

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Remains of the 55-foot shrimp trawler Big John stick out of the surf near Frisco, N.C. National Park Service photo.

Shrimp boat breaks apart on North Carolina shore

Jessica Hathaway

Yamaha is front and center in the fight to snatch commercial quota from public access for the benefit of the private sportfishing sector. Gulf Wild photo.

Yamaha's fish grab gets clipped: Revised Modern Fish Act passes Senate

Jessica Hathaway

North Star Righted — The North Star, Glacier Fish Co.'s 261-foot factory trawler, is righted after being laid on its side by Hurricane Michael in October. Corky Decker photo

North Star rising: Storm-tossed trawler righted in Florida

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gulf seafood red snapper memos — Red snapper. Gulf Seafood Institute photo.

While still rebuilding, red snapper fishermen are seeing good returns

Dayna Harpster

Hurricane Florence darkens the sky over coastal North Carolina. Daniel Pullen photo.

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N.C. governor calls for fishery disaster after Florence

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An Atlantic striped bass. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute photo.

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NMFS issues report on N.C. bass poaching ring

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