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

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

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

Read full article: Gov. DeSantis announces 70-day red snapper fishing season Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds news conference in Panhandle. PONCE INLET, Fla. – Blink and you’ll miss it as the 2024 ...

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

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

Get your prized fishing rods ready. It's almost red snapper season! Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the record 103-day 2024 Gulf Red Snapper recreational season, breaking last year's record of 87 days. “I ...

One mini-season ends and before you know it, another one will begin. Red snapper fishing season — all two days of it — is behind us now. It'll be a year before everyone on the Treasure Coast has to ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Florida Fish and Wildlife (FWC) is giving anglers the opportunity to directly provide data and improve the management of red snapper in the South Atlantic ocean. With an exempted ...

Craig Patterson, owner-operator of the longtime shop on the Port Orange Causeway, checked in at 3 a.m. Friday, and, “after a few cups of coffee, we start dipping.” He assumes he’ll sell thousands of ...