red snapper
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the 2026 Gulf red snapper season will extend to a record-breaking 140 days at a press conference in Fort Myers this week. The Gulf red snapper season will run in two phases. May 22 to July 31 Sept. 1 to Oct. 4, followed by three and two-day weekends through the end […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has approved Florida's exempted fishing permit, allowing it to control Atlantic red snapper management beginning this year. The plan will allow a 39-day recreational season for fishermen and for-hire operators in the Atlantic waters. Florida had the same number of days for its Gulf […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a plan for the state to have more authority over its recreational red snapper fishery while speaking in Fernandina Beach this week. The proposal, submitted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, would allow Florida to manage red snapper in state and federal waters […]
Florida Hasn't Applied for $450 Million Reimbursement for Alligator Alcatraz, DHS, FEMA Say A day after Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz detention facility received its first van-load of undocumented immigrants, the state still hasn’t applied for federal funds to foot the $450 million bill...READ MORE Rep. Byron Donalds: "Congress can be a very frustrating place, but today, […]
Florida Hasn't Applied for $450 Million Reimbursement for Alligator Alcatraz, DHS, FEMA Say A day after Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz detention facility received its first van-load of undocumented immigrants, the state still hasn’t applied for federal funds to foot the $450 million bill...READ MORE Rep. Byron Donalds: "Congress can be a very frustrating place, but today, […]
U.S. Rep. John Rutherford (R-FL) and other state congressional lawmakers are urging the federal government to give Florida and other coastal states more control over red snapper fishing in the South Atlantic. In a post, Rep. Rutherford argued federal limits on the snapper are too strict and out of touch compared to what fishermen are […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis joined other southern state governors, Georgia's Brian Kemp and South Carolina's Henry McMaster, in a letter on Wednesday asking Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for more state control over red snapper fishing in the South Atlantic. "We are requesting state management of Red Snapper and other reef fish in the Atlantic," DeSantis said. […]
Pensacola—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that he will extend the Red Snapper fishing season from 60 to 7o days. “The fishing industry contributes almost $14 billion to the state's economy and is responsible for about 120,000 jobs,” said Gov. DeSantis Gov. DeSantis said that when he took office in 2019, the fishing season was […]
