Ten Republican senators have urged the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to target illegal fishing in U.S. waters, which they say undermines American fishers and funds Mexican ...

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 ...

MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WCIV) — The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has asked federal regulators to approve a two-month pilot red snapper season beginning in 2026, a move the agency says ...

MURRELLS INLET, SC (WMBF) - The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources announced Friday it has requested an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) from the federal government to improve management of ...

MURRELLS INLET — South Carolina anglers get just two days each year to fish for red snapper. But that could change next year. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources on Nov. 14 announced plans for a ...

The red snapper fishing season in federal waters off the Texas Coast closes November 21, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. But don’t get confused and forfeit good fishing time. There are two areas of saltwater along ...

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Monday that a permit has been filed allowing the state to continue managing the red snapper fishing season along the Atlantic Coast.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering extra red snapper fishing days for research purposes. The application deadline is Nov. 10 to fish December through February.

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — The commercial harvest of red snapper closed Wednesday morning, officially ending the 2025 fishing season of the animal now for both commercial and recreational fishermen.

That sound you heard last week coming from the southern part of the state was the collective cries of joy from happy fishermen heralding the extension of the state’s red snapper fishing season. The ...

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, fishermen with private recreational vessels or state-permitted charter vessels that do not have a federal reef fish permit will be ...