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Recent News from the Gulf States
Official Media Statement: Panhandle Fires
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026 Read more
Brady Stanford Selected as 2025 AFTCO 'Guide of the Year'
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026 Read more
Franklin Mountains State Park Grows by 1,000 Acres Through Acquisition
Posted on Thursday May 14, 2026 Read more
Disfruta del Agua y Evita Situaciones Peligrosas Durante el Mes Nacional de la Seguridad Acuática
Posted on Wednesday May 13, 2026 Read more
Hit the Water, Not the Headlines During National Water Safety Month Texas Game Wardens report most incidents, fatalities preventable with basic safety measures
Posted on Wednesday May 13, 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
MACMR to meet Tuesday, May 19, in D’Iberville
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026 Read more
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
Licenses and Fees
Regulations
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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Licenses and Fees
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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
FWC announces winners of 2026 Florida Fish Art Contest
Posted on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Read more
Licenses and Fees
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
