Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from April 2, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Louisiana's 2026 private recreational red snapper season will open on May 1. The season will run seven days a week with a ...

Gulf charter captains say the 147-day red snapper season is too long, fearing it will harm the fishery's future.

The 2026 red snapper fishing season for federally permitted for-hire vessels in the Gulf of Mexico will last 147 days. The ...

Best known for its emergency response efforts at sea, the Coast Guard also polices the take of marine species from U.S.

Illegal fishing in the Gulf of Mexico is a growing concern. Organized crime groups are driving these activities. They use ...

When is a red snapper not a red snapper? Probably when it appears on a fish menu in thousands of Mexico's restaurants.

Want to enjoy the many recreational freshwater fishing opportunities Florida has to offer but don't have a license? Grab a ...

St. Augustine's Selia Zimmermann received a $5,000 Florida Sea Grant Guy Harvey Fellowship for reef fish research.

A commercial fisher has accused the government of reverse-engineering its trawling prohibition for political purposes rather ...

Commercial fishers are challenging a controversial government decision that has permanently banned trawling over parts of a ...