The 2026 red snapper fishing season for federally permitted for-hire vessels in the Gulf of Mexico will last 147 days. The ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from April 2, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Gulf charter captains say the 147-day red snapper season is too long, fearing it will harm the fishery's future.

Louisiana's 2026 private recreational red snapper season will open on May 1. The season will run seven days a week with a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration “officially accepted ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Marine Resources Division (MRD) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced when the state’s 2025 private angler red snapper fishing season ...

Louisiana sport anglers reeled in nearly 950,000 pounds of red snapper during the 2025 season, newly released estimates show, as the state works with federal authorities to restore population numbers ...

Florida’s Atlantic Coast could see the longest Red Snapper season since 2009 this year, if the federal government signs off on a plan to shift management of the fishery over to the state. Charter ...

Red snapper, black bears, green-hued largemouth bass, black-bellied whistling ducks along with the white and black varieties of sac-a-lait made for interesting and colorful news and discussion during ...

NOAA took its first step toward giving south Atlantic states regulatory authority over a popular sportfish. The Trump administration is taking steps toward shifting regulatory authority over red ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration “officially accepted Florida’s request to assume management of red snapper in ...