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Recent News from the Gulf States
Newly Acquired Silver Lake Ranch Becomes Texas' Second Largest State Park
Posted on Wednesday May 27, 2026 Read more
Texas Game Wardens: Leave Risk at the Ramp this Memorial Day Weekend
Posted on Friday May 22, 2026 Read more
Renovation Delays Extends Closure of Abilene State Park's Historic CCC-Era Pool
Posted on Thursday May 21, 2026 Read more
TPWD Urges Boaters to "Clean, Drain, and Dry" to Prevent Spread of Invasive Species
Posted on Thursday May 21, 2026 Read more
Texas Game Wardens File 74 Charges Against New Braunfels Man Accused of Poaching 13 White-Tailed Deer
Posted on Thursday May 21, 2026 Read more
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Regulations
Louisiana Oyster Task Force to Meet May 20
Posted on Thursday May 14, 2026 Read more
Oyster Task Force Research Committee to Meet May 20
Posted on Thursday May 14, 2026 Read more
Spring Shrimp Season to Open in Louisiana Inshore Waters
Posted on Thursday May 07, 2026 Read more
AMENDED: Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to Meet Thursday, May 7
Posted on Monday May 04, 2026 Read more
Finfish Task Force to Meet May 4
Posted on Thursday April 30, 2026 Read more
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Regulations
Recreational harvest for Gray Triggerfish closing June 1
Posted on Tuesday May 26, 2026 Read more
Mississippi shrimp season opens Tuesday, May 26
Posted on Thursday May 21, 2026 Read more
MDMR accepting proposals for FY28 Tidelands Trust Fund
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026 Read more
MDMR accepting proposals for GOMESA projects
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026 Read more
MACMR to meet Tuesday, May 19, in D’Iberville
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026 Read more
Licenses and Fees
Regulations
Alabama State Waters Open for Shrimping on June 1
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Alabama State Waters Temporarily Close for Shrimping
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Red Snapper Season Opens 7 Day a Week Starting May 22
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Alabama’s Red Snapper Season Continues Through December 31
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Oyster Season Closes on December 23
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Recreational harvest of snook for Florida’s east coast will close June 1
Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2026 Read more
FWC issues executive order to close recreational harvest of gag grouper in Atlantic state waters starting August 2
Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Read more
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Expanded 2026 Red Snapper Seasons and Applauds Federal Approval of Atlantic Red Snapper State Management
Posted on Monday, May 11, 2026 Read more
Recreational harvest of snook for Florida’s west coast will close May 1
Posted on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Read more
2026 FWC Lionfish Challenge expands with new categories and prize opportunities
Posted on Friday, April 17, 2026 Read more
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Regulations
NOAA Fisheries is Releasing the Withheld Portion of the 2026 Shallow-Water Grouper Individual Fishing Quota Allocation to Fishermen
Posted on Monday May 11, 2026 Read more
Gulf Council Convenes a 3-Day Council Meeting in Tampa, Florida June 1-3, 2026
Posted on Monday May 11, 2026 Read more
NOAA Announces the Federal Waters off Texas Will Close to Shrimping on May 15, 2026
Posted on Monday May 04, 2026 Read more
Gulf Council Asks Fishermen for Information on Fishery Ecosystem Issues
Posted on Friday May 01, 2026 Read more
Gulf Council Hosts Workgroup Meetings on Shrimp Trawl Bycatch Methodologies for Finfish Species
Posted on Wednesday April 29, 2026 Read more
