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Louisiana Oyster Task Force to Meet August 19
Posted on Friday August 14, 2026 Read more

LDWF Announces Opening Dates for 2026 Fall Inshore Shrimp Season
Posted on Thursday August 06, 2026 Read more

LDWF Plans Five Derelict Crab Trap Program Closures Along Louisiana Coast
Posted on Thursday August 06, 2026 Read more

Finfish Task Force to Meet August 11
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026 Read more

LDWF Announces Commercial Greater Amberjack Season to Close on August 8, 2026
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026 Read more

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Commercial fishing season for Spotted Seatrout to close
Posted on Monday August 17, 2026 Read more

MACMR to meet Wednesday, August 19, in D’Iberville
Posted on Friday August 14, 2026 Read more

MDMR offering free 2026 Basic Seafood HACCP Workshop
Posted on Friday August 14, 2026 Read more

Mississippi announces Red Snapper reopening date, updates for Greater Amberjack, Gray Triggerfish and Gag Grouper seasons
Posted on Friday August 07, 2026 Read more

MACMR meeting changed to Wednesday, August 19
Posted on Thursday August 06, 2026 Read more

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Argosy VI Becomes Part of Alabama’s Artificial Reef System on July 1
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Governor Invites Alabamians to Cast a Line on Free Fishing Day
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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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Closure of Gulf County Zone for 2026 regional bay scallop season
Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2026 Read more

Recreational greater amberjack season will open Sept. 1 – Oct. 13 in Gulf state waters
Posted on Friday, August 7, 2026 Read more

Recreational gag grouper season will open Sept. 1-30 in Gulf state waters
Posted on Friday, August 7, 2026 Read more

Temporary closure of Pasco Zone for 2026 regional bay scallop season
Posted on Thursday, August 6, 2026 Read more

FWC announces harvest levels for Oct. Apalachicola Bay oyster season and prepares for Big Bend management and restoration
Posted on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Read more

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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

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