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10 people face charges after an undercover investigation into an alleged illegal commercial fishing operation. Photo courtesy of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

10 charged in illegal fishing, sea turtle poaching bust

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South Atlantic commercial fishermen and seafood businesses are challenging federal permits that increase recreational red snapper harvest for the 2026 season. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Fishermen challenge red snapper permits

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Photo courtesy of Grayson and Shelley Shepard

Red snapper fight heads to court over expanded South Atlantic seasons

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Florida’s push for greater control over red snapper management is reigniting a familiar fisheries divide. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Commercial fleet pushes back on Florida’s red snapper bid

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U.S. Coast Guard members from Station South Padre Island, Texas, stop Mexican nationals aboard a lancha after crews in Coast Guard aircraft spotted them fishing in U.S. territorial waters May 1, 2015. Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st C

Cartel-backed poaching continues to pressure Gulf red snapper fishery

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Recovery and cleanup efforts continue after a crude oil discharge reported near the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port on Feb. 26, 2026. Photo courtesy of USCG

Oil spill leaves fishermen waiting on cleanup, seafood safety answers

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The Gulf Commercial Fisherman Program will hold hands-on training for the next generation of commercial fishermen May 3-9, 2026, in Madeira Beach, Fla. Gulf of America Reef Fish Shareholders Alliance photo.

Training open for new Gulf commercial fishermen May 3-9 in Florida

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A sport fishing vessel with a red snapper onboard. Photo by Billy Pope / ADCNR

Florida pushes for longest recreational red snapper season in 15 years

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Photo courtesy of Florida Sea Grant / NOAA Fisheries

Debate grows over NOAA plan to expand snapper access

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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.

Gulf senators press to block illegal Mexican red snapper from US markets

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File photo: The Coast Guard unloads approximately 300 pounds of red snapper from a lancha caught fishing illegally in U.S. federal waters in June 2025. Coast Guard photo.

Mexican fishermen caught fishing illegally off Texas coast

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