A Southern flounder being released into the water. Legislation that would force an expansion of recreational fishing seasons for two popular coastal fish species has passed the North Carolina House.

The proposed rule, intended to aid the recovery of overfished red snapper in the Atlantic Ocean, would have barred fishing for 55 popular sportfish between December and February. In a victory for ...

A Southern flounder being released into the water. After last year's extremely limited flounder and red snapper fishing seasons, state lawmakers are considering intervening. House Bill 442 would order ...

Two Florida Congressmen — a Republican and a Democrat — and the state's now-senior U.S. senator want to throw a bone to red snapper anglers off the Atlantic coast. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Jacksonville ...

Governors from Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina are requesting federal approval to manage red snapper and other reef fish locally, citing failures in federal oversight. They argue that federal ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A Volusia County charter fishing company that helped lead the charge in extending the Atlantic red snapper season said the fight is far from over. The National Oceanic and ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina’s governors are all asking for control of red snapper limits in the Atlantic Ocean. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, and ...