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Jerry Sansom served as executive director of the Organized Fishermen of Florida for more than 40 years. Photo courtesy Jerry Sansom.

National Fisherman Highliner: Jerry Sansom

Kirk Moore

The team at Outcast Marine in Des Allemands, La., has done most of the work modifying James Bruce’s snapper grouper boat; the current phase includes add trim tabs to help get the bow down. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Southern Comfort: OXE diesel outboards debut in the Gulf

Paul Molyneaux

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/135d0a30321e0848e69f18494ee806d6.jpg — Rachal Hisler's Son holding a red snapper on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo courtesy of Rachal Hisler.

Can Gulf fishermen balance the fishery management council?

Rachal Hisler

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/afd9138619230f259d79e4f8f107bec2.jpg — Red Snapper. Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Alabama to use tablets to get anglers' snapper data

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/0a5e18ee68ed397bfb3031875098d8c6.jpg — Big red snapper. Photo courtesy of Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

U.S., Alabama at odds over reduced red snapper quota

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The charter boat Alabama is operated out of Naples, Fla., by captain Allen Walburn, a plaintiff in the case Mexican Gulf Fishing Co. v. U.S. Department of Commerce. New Civil Liberties Alliance video image.

NMFS Gulf of Mexico electronic monitoring suspended after charter captains’ court win

Kirk Moore

https://www.pexels.com/photo/american-countries-in-a-world-map-8828626/ — Photo by Lara Jameson

Federal red snapper rules advance toward approval despite criticism

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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

A boat stranded by Hurricane Ian's storm surge at Matlacha, Fla. Casey Streeter photo.

After Hurricane Ian, reckoning looms for Southwest Florida fishermen

Sue Cocking

NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement patrolling in the Southeast. NOAA photo.

Georgia seafood dealer fined for buying from recreational anglers

NF Staff

Viewpoint: Overcapitalization in the Gulf snapper fishery