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's gulf coast has a 126-day red snapper season for private anglers, while the Atlantic coast only has a two-day season. Inshore fishing in the Halifax/Indian River area saw success with various ...

It’s legal to keep red grouper in the Gulf, but releasing one like this-with obvious signs of barotrauma-requires a descending device. Phil Hollandsworth There's good news for Gulf grouper anglers. On ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The fall’s private recreational red snapper is back at Florida’s Gulf Coast. Starting Monday, private boats and state charter vessels without federal reef fish permits can fish on ...

Captain Trae Sorensen recently checked one of his stone crab tracks to find that an estimated 7-foot shark sandbar shark became stuck after breaking into the trap for the bait. The shark’s head was ...

Neil Sims has a vision. He imagines thousands of red drum fish swimming in the open Gulf, the Florida sun glinting off coppery scales. These red drum are farmed, not wild. They circle inside a ...

Commercial and recreational fishing in the Gulf is a multimillion-dollar business managed at the state and federal levels. By far, the most common fish is red snapper. The Gulf Council, one of eight U ...