Fisheries scientist and artist Elle Wibisono recently published a children’s book, “A Snapper Tale,” that features red-colored snappers native to Indonesia’s waters. Equipped with her extensive ...

(CN) – Decades before artificial reef building was a scientific exercise carried out with public-private partnerships, local charter boat captains in Orange Beach, Alabama would haul chicken coops, ...

There's a fight brewing over who can fish for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, and for how long. And it's serious politics. Recreational anglers pushed the Trump administration to intervene after ...

Craig Patterson, owner-operator of the longtime shop on the Port Orange Causeway, checked in at 3 a.m. Friday, and, “after a few cups of coffee, we start dipping.” He assumes he’ll sell thousands of ...

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 ...

When the 2025 Gulf recreational red snapper season was announced, most offshore anglers probably saw August as the best time to take off from the water. It’s hot, rainy, and usually a busy time of ...

No, no, not those snapper. Put down the big rig and lay off the sea-sick pills. This particular snapper is decidedly less sexy than its meatier — and redder — cousins pulled from deep reefs many miles ...

WASHINGTON — It’s getting easier to snap up red snapper. The sought-after game fish has been at the center of a years-long debate between environmentalists who want to protect the iconic species while ...

WASHINGTON — Internal memos show top Trump administration officials knew extending the recreational fishing season in the Gulf of Mexico from three to 42 days this summer would lead to significant ...