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Recent News from the Gulf States
La Temporada Comercial de Camarones del Golfo Termina el 15 de Mayo
Posted on Friday May 08, 2026 Read more
Gulf Shrimp Season Closes May 15
Posted on Friday May 08, 2026 Read more
Houston Toad Recovery Program Efforts Renewed at Bastrop State Park
Posted on Thursday May 07, 2026 Read more
Wexford Ranches to Receive 2026 Texas Leopold Conservation Award
Posted on Thursday May 07, 2026 Read more
TPWD Commemorates 20 Years of Collaboration with National Fish Habitat Partnership
Posted on Wednesday May 06, 2026 Read more
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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
Louisiana Shrimp Task Force to Meet May 6
Posted on Thursday April 30, 2026 Read more
Louisiana Special White Shrimp Season to Open in Portion of State Inshore Waters from April 24, 2026, to May 10, 2026
Posted on Monday April 20, 2026 Read more
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MDMR certifies state saltwater finfish records for April
Posted on Friday April 24, 2026 Read more
Shrimp season to close west of Gulfport Ship Channel; Additional waters south of Intracoastal Waterway remain open
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026 Read more
Mississippi’s 2026 recreational Red Snapper season will open May 22
Posted on Wednesday April 22, 2026 Read more
MACMR to meet Tuesday, April 21, in D’Iberville
Posted on Friday April 17, 2026 Read more
Celebrate the Gulf Marine Education Festival to be held April 11
Posted on Monday April 06, 2026 Read more
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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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Oyster Harvest Opens October 6
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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
FWC announces winners of 2026 Florida Fish Art Contest
Posted on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Read more
Permit spawning season closure inside the Special Permit Zone starts April 1
Posted on Monday, March 30, 2026 Read more
Spiny lobster season closes April 1
Posted on Monday, March 30, 2026 Read more
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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
The Gulf Council Solicits Comments on Reef Fish Amendment 63: Commercial Red Grouper Quota Pool
Posted on Friday April 24, 2026 Read more
Gulf Council Convenes a Virtual Meeting of its Standing Scientific and Statistical Committee
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026 Read more
