ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s 2025 Gulf private recreational red snapper season is now open. It started over Memorial day weekend and runs through select dates through thee end of the year.

Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has been managing the Gulf red snapper population, allowing the state to extend the fishing season significantly.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a record-breaking 126-day Gulf red snapper season this year, beginning on Memorial Day weekend. What to know.

Florida's recreational Gulf red snapper season will open Memorial Day weekend from May 24-26, kicking off the longest streak in state history.

Gulf state waters are from shore to 9 nautical miles. Reef fish gear rules apply. The 2025 Gulf red snapper season is open to people fishing from private recreational vessels or charter vessels.

SOUTH ATLANTIC RED SNAPPER SEASON STARTS THIS FRIDAY. MEETING RECREATIONAL ANGLERS IN FLORIDA WILL HAVE JUST TWO DAYS TO CATCH ONE OF FLORIDA’S MOST SOUGHT AFTER SPECIES OF FISH. AND AS WESH TWO, ...

Florida fisherman caught a rare dog snapper, a fish found in tropical waters near Brazil, near Tampa Bay in Florida’s Gulf of Mexico waters.

Florida is ready to allow its longest-ever Gulf red snapper recreational season, this time lasting for a total of 126 days total, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday.

Red Fish Blue Fish’s access to Santa Rosa Sound provides the ideal environment for the blend of visual and hands-on education that Healthy Gulf’s staff have planned for Celebrate the Gulf.

The red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 75 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast last week, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a 17-day fishing extension for Gulf Red Snapper to Florida families and visitors during the holiday season.

Gulf sturgeon face increasing human-made challenges. Pollution has expanded in the Suwannee River in north Florida and climate change is contributing to swings between high and low water levels ...