During the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting today in Wrightsville Beach, NC, NOAA Fisheries outlined options being considered for future red snapper fishing. In August 2024, a ...

Florida's Atlantic red snapper season was thrown into disarray on opening day after a federal judge stalled special permits and the state rebelled, calling him "rogue" and posting a teasing message on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida fishery managers "adjusted" their approach for recreational red snapper fishing in the Atlantic Ocean after a judge paused ...

Get your prized fishing rods ready. It's almost red snapper season! Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the record 103-day 2024 Gulf Red Snapper recreational season, breaking last year's record of 87 days. “I ...

The 2026 red snapper fishing season for vessels with a federal for-hire reef fish permit is 147 days in federal waters of the Gulf. The season for federally-permitted for-hire reef fish vessels will ...

The commercial red snapper season is set to open on July 13, but the recreational season remains on hold due to a federal court order. In other local fishing news, mangrove snapper, redfish, and ...

The Atlantic red snapper season runs July 11-12 in federal waters, with a one-fish bag limit. Florida's Gulf red snapper season is 126 days, while the Atlantic season is only two days. Gov. DeSantis ...

2026 could mean big changes for red snapper! The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council heard a proposal Wednesday on a new three-year pilot plan to expand Georgia’s recreational red snapper ...

Florida's 2025 Gulf red snapper fall season opens Sept. 1st. The season is open to private recreational vessels and state-permitted charters without federal reef fish permits. The daily bag limit is ...

Angler Tony Figlozzi poses with a tagged 34-inch red snapper caught fishing with Captain Brian Lambert. Provided photo Courtesy of Jon Chapman Florida angler recaptured a red snapper tagged in 2016 ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Out on the Gulf, the red snapper are back in big numbers—more than researchers have seen in years. Scientists at the University of South Alabama’s Stokes School of Marine and ...

Florida tweaks red snapper fishing proposal until lawsuit is resolved. FWC proposed 39 red snapper fishing days in Atlantic, up from two in 2025. Florida fishery managers "adjusted" their approach for ...