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A boat crew from the Coast Guard cutter Jacob Poroo hands life jackets to Mexican fishermen aboard a lancha during a boarding for illegal fishing off southern Texas Dec. 9. Coast Guard photo.

U.S. Treasury Department sanctions Gulf Cartel members for illegal fishing

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$2 million in Inflation Reduction Act funds will be awarded to collect data and improve modeling. Photo by Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation

$2M awarded to improve red snapper data

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White House, NOAA announce $2M for red snapper recovery

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Photo by NOAA Fisheries

Red snapper anglers enjoyed ‘very successful’ season, La. says

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Coast Guard boat crews stopped five Mexican fishing boats and crews Sept. 29 off Texas, seizing 900 pounds of illegaly caught fish. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard rounds up five lanchas, 23 Mexican fishermen off Texas

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NOAA preparing plan to end red snapper overfishing

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Commercial reef fishing training begins Sept. 30 in Galveston

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Red snapper. Gulf Wild photo.

Ala. senators push law to combat illegal red snapper trade

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The commercial harvest for red snapper in the South Atlantic federal waters will close on August 6, 2024, at 12:01 a.m. Photo by lensaraja on Shutterstock.

South Atlantic federal closure of red snapper 2024

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Two new appointments to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council are among 22 new and returning members to the six regional U.S. Councils. Photo by Joshua J. Cotten on Unsplash

Fishing advocates say new Gulf council appointments ‘maintaining a balance’

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Red snapper. Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

April illegal snapper catch tops 1,600 pounds off Texas

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