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Louisiana Oyster Task Force to Meet July 22
Posted on Wednesday July 15, 2026 Read more

Louisiana Spring Inshore Shrimp Season to Close July 6 in State Inside Waters
Posted on Monday June 29, 2026 Read more

Recreational Red Snapper Landing Estimates through June 14
Posted on Friday June 26, 2026 Read more

LWFC Adopts Notice of Intent to Modify Permitted Gear for the Special Bait Dealer’s Permit
Posted on Wednesday June 10, 2026 Read more

Louisiana Oyster Task Force to Meet May 20
Posted on Thursday May 14, 2026 Read more

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MACMR to meet Tuesday, July 21, in D’Iberville
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026 Read more

MDMR Licensing Office reopens in Bolton Building July 16
Posted on Tuesday July 14, 2026 Read more

Mississippi recreational Red Snapper season closing Sunday, July 5, 2026
Posted on Thursday July 02, 2026 Read more

MDMR to waive permit fees for rebuilding, repairing storm damaged structures
Posted on Thursday June 25, 2026 Read more

MDMR certifies youth state saltwater finfish record for June
Posted on Wednesday June 24, 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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Applications for Apalachicola Bay Recreational Opportunity (ABRO) Permits are open  
Posted on Friday, July 17, 2026 Read more

Bay scallop season in Pasco County opens July 10
Posted on Friday, July 10, 2026 Read more

FWC wants your input on future management of cownose rays
Posted on Friday, July 10, 2026 Read more

Bay scallop season opens July 1 in Franklin – NW Taylor County region and Levy, Citrus and Hernando counties 
Posted on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Read more

Recreational harvest of snook for Florida’s east coast will close June 1
Posted on Thursday, May 28, 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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