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Snapper

At dawn, Luis Escamilla and Diego de Leon don trash bags as rain gear and start hauling the net. They bring it aboard quickly, leaving the fish enmeshed in the web, and head for home. All photos by Paul Molyneaux

Putting the art into artisanal fishing

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Undated lancha boarding from USCG. Photo by the Coast Guard

Coast Guard seizes 2,500 lbs of fish, detains 16 off Texas

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The Coast Guard interdicted three lanchas, detained 11 Mexican fishermen, and seized approximately 1,595 pounds of illegally caught red snapper and nine sharks in federal waters off southern Texas on Thursday, February 6th. Photo by USCG/ Petty Officer 3r

Coast Guard seizes 1,595 pounds of illegal red snapper

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Red snapper sparks heated debate among commercial and recreational fishermen, and Florida representatives have implemented a new Act. Photo by Alfarra60

Fishermen push for better red snapper management

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The Trump administration is considering expanding floating fish farms in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo by NOAA

Trump’s fish farm proposal for the Gulf sparks concerns

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A boat crew from the Coast Guard cutter Jacob Poroo hands life jackets to Mexican fishermen aboard a lancha during a boarding for illegal fishing off southern Texas in December 2023. Coast Guard photo.

U.S. Treasury Department sanctions Gulf Cartel members for illegal fishing

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$2 million in Inflation Reduction Act funds will be awarded to collect data and improve modeling. Photo by Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation

$2M awarded to improve red snapper data

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White House, NOAA announce $2M for red snapper recovery

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Photo by NOAA Fisheries

Red snapper anglers enjoyed ‘very successful’ season, La. says

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Coast Guard boat crews stopped five Mexican fishing boats and crews Sept. 29 off Texas, seizing 900 pounds of illegaly caught fish. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard rounds up five lanchas, 23 Mexican fishermen off Texas

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NOAA preparing plan to end red snapper overfishing

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