Gag grouper will open for recreational harvest in most Gulf of Mexico state waters and all Gulf federal waters July 1. The same day, the season will close in state waters off the coast of Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties. The gag grouper recreational harvest season in Gulf of Mexico state waters, not including […]
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Anglers targeting grouper in Florida state waters of the Atlantic, including Monroe County, will be able to take home some of their catch starting May 1, when the season for several species reopens to recreational and commercial harvest. The following species will reopen to harvest May 1: gag, black, red, yellowmouth, yellowfin and tiger grouper; […]
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NOAA Fisheries announces two new changes to recreational red grouper fishing: The red grouper bag limit will go from 4 fish to 2 fish effective May 7, 2015, at 12:01 a.m., local time. The accountability measure for a reduction in the bag limit when the annual catch limit is exceeded is removed. The Gulf of […]
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State waters off the coast of Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties will open to recreational harvest of gag grouper starting April 1. This regional season will remain open through June 30, with the first day of the closure being July 1. The season also includes all waters of Apalachicola Bay and Indian Pass, including […]
Several species of grouper will close to recreational and commercial harvest starting January 1 in Florida state waters of the Atlantic, including Monroe County. This seasonal closure includes gag, black, red, yellowmouth, yellowfin and tiger grouper; scamp; red hind; rock hind; coney; and graysby. State waters in the Atlantic are from shore out to 3 […]
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At its meeting in Key Largo on Nov. 20, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved lowering of the red grouper recreational bag limit from four to two fish per person in Gulf of Mexico state waters, excluding Monroe County. The Commission hopes that this change will mean an increase in the length […]
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Federal fishery managers met last week in Charleston, South Carolina to discuss a broad range of management measures, and approved four amendments to fishery management plans for submission to the Secretary of Commerce for review. In addition, members of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council agreed to continue the development of Amendment 36 to the […]
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have confirmed that a large, offshore red tide bloom in the northeast Gulf of Mexico has killed thousands of reef fish, including grouper, hogfish, and snapper. They report that the bloom has also killed many sea turtles and crabs, as well. Using satellite imagery from the University of South […]
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From Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: Gag grouper will open for recreational harvest in most Gulf of Mexico state waters and all Gulf federal waters July 1. The same day, the season will close in state waters off the coast of Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties. The FWC manages marine fish from the […]
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Once again, the crew over at Extreme Kayak Fishing proved why they are becoming not only the biggest offshore kayak tournament series, but the most respected. Last weekend, 33 anglers (along with 27 others) competing in the Extreme Kayak Fishing Battle in the Bahamas ferried from Port Everglades to Freeport Grand Bahama aboard the Balearia […]
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The Saltwater Nation has eagerly been awaiting the start of the 2014 Atlantic Grouper season, and the wait is over. Beginning tomorrow, May 1, 2014, anglers can keep grouper within the limits of state and federal regulations. There is a 3 grouper aggregate set limit. Gag and black grouper must be 24 inches to the […]
From Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: This is a reminder that the Feb. 1 through March 31 closure that would have affected several species of grouper in Gulf state waters has been removed and will not occur as it has in previous years. This closure was removed at the September 2013 meeting of the […]
Last December, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) voted to change a rule that prevented charter boat captains and crew from keeping snapper and grouper caught on their vessels. That change goes into effect on Monday, January 27, 2014, allowing captains and crew to keep snapper and grouper according to recreational regulations. The Florida […]
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will meet tomorrow and Friday (September 5-6) in Pensacola at the Crown Plaza Pensacola Grand Hotel. There are a number of items on the agenda for this meeting of particular interest to the Saltwater Nation, including action items pertaining to Boca Grande Pass tarpon fishing gear; updates from […]
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The tarpon were scarce at the 91st Annual Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo this week in Louisiana. No boats registered silver kings during Thursday’s fishing. It looked like Friday would be just as bad, but at at 6:45pm Cory Cheramie put a 102-pound 3-ounce tarpon on the board. This would turn out to be the only […]
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The Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo kicked off today and will run through Saturday, July 28, 2013. The Rodeo is the oldest fishing tournament in the United States, having been first held in 1928, making this the 91st running of the tournament. The tournament is run out of the Sand Dollar Marina off Louisiana Highway One. While tarpon […]
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This past February, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission set the 2013 gag grouper season and regulations. Recreational fishermen can harvest gag grouper in Gulf state waters (excluding Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson, Taylor and Monroe) from July 1, 2013 through December 3, 2013. The season will close December 4, 2013. Anglers can keep 1 gag per harvester […]
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The University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science has sponsored an underwater photography contest each year since 2005. The contest, which is open only to amateur photographers who earn no more than twenty percent of their income from photography, announced the winners of the 2013 contest today. Photographers from all over the […]
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Eco-Business.com, Asia Pacific’s sustainable business community online resource, reports today that a University of Hong Kong global study has found that one in ten species of grouper are currently at risk of extinction and that most are being served in restaurants in Hong Kong. The study examined all 163 grouper species known in the world […]
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News sources around the globe are picking up a story recently published in Nature Communication, an online, multidisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing research in biological, physical, and chemical sciences. Written by two researchers from Cambridge University in the UK and one from the University of Neuchatal in Switzerland, the article “Referential Gestures […]
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