National Fisherman

Gulf & South Atlantic

Water quality data from the Mississippi River watershed, like this collection of field parameters recorded at the Vicksburg, Miss., are used to compile NOAA's annual estimate of "dead zones" in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. Geological Survey photo/Nick Barsott

NOAA Gulf hypoxia 2026 forecast

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A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater helicopter crew medevaced an ailing fisherman from a vessel 92 miles offshore Brunswick, Georgia. Coast Guard photo.

Fisherman medevaced off Georgia coast

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Mace, Southern legislators back ‘shrimp honesty’ act

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The Bonnet Carre Spillway in St. Charles Parish, La., is a flood-control structure managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that diverts high water from the Mississippi River into Lake Pontchartrain, protecting the New Orleans metro area from catastrophic flooding. U.S. Army photo by Ryan Labadens.

US appeals court affirms dismissal of Louisiana oystermen’s Bonnet Carre Spillway lawsuit

Nathan Strout

Hurricane Erin was the first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season and strengthened to a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 130 mph. NOAA photo.

NOAA predicts ‘below normal’ 2026 Atlantic hurricane season

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Jeremy Zirlott's shrimper the Emily Ariel. Photo courtesy of VesselFinder

Alabama shrimper says transparency remains key

Carli Stewart

SeaD Consulting’s latest shrimp testing found imported shrimp is still being misrepresented in Gulf and Southeast markets. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Latest shrimp testing reveals gains, setbacks in seafood transparency

Carli Stewart

Brownsville, Texas, shrimp fleet — The shrimp fleet in Brownsville, Texas, lined up for its annual spring blessing. The Southern Shrimp Alliance reported that 2024 shrimp landings in Texas were the lowest "reported by NOAA Fisheries for the state over the last 75 years.”

US seafood producers seek ‘broad investigation’ of unfair seafood trade

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A NOAA Fisheries snapshot report on the Gulf shrimp sector noted that relatively low wages and the uncertainty involved in that work make it difficult for vessel owners to find willing and competent workers. Shutterstock photo.

Texas shrimpers ask Trump administration for more H-2B visas amid labor shortage

Nathan Strout

Early on the morning of May 12, 2026, tragedy struck when Mark, the owner and captain of the shrimp boat Lewis Boys. Photo courtesy of the Lewis family

North Carolina shrimping family loses vessel in fire

Carli Stewart

Photo courtesy of Grayson and Shelley Shepard

Red snapper fight heads to court over expanded South Atlantic seasons

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