Senators claim Coast Guard interdicts 1 in 5 foreign vessels, leaving nearly 80% unchallenged to harvest red snapper in U.S.

Backers of red snapper legislation advancing in the United States Senate say it could protect the United States market from illegal Mexican fishing – though its approach relies on technology that has ...

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among a group of lawmakers who are encouraging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to crack down on ...

In their letter, the senators expressed appreciation for the Coast Guard’s efforts to stop illegal harvesting in the Gulf of ...

In 2019, commercial fisherman Eric Schmidt caught a tagged red snapper off Ft. Myers. When he reported the catch, a 38-inch fish landed in 287 feet of water, the Jacksonville office was shocked at ...

A coalition of Republican lawmakers is turning up the heat on federal regulators to stop Mexican cartels from profiting off ...

Senators Wicker and Hyde-Smith announced that they are among a group of lawmakers encouraging a crack down on illegal fishing ...

It's the hidden U.S.-Mexico border war. For years, Mexican fisherman have crossed into U.S. waters to illegally catch high-priced red snapper. It has become a multimillion-dollar black market, a ...

The US Department of the Treasury has identified members of Mexico's Gulf Cartel as key players in illegal fishing operations targeting red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. The fish, abundant in US ...

The U.S. Coast Guard this week seized a fishing boat with 200 pounds of red snapper caught illegally by Mexican fishermen in federal waters off southern Texas. The agency explained in a news release ...

I would like to thank Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Charlie Melancon for withdrawing the department’s support of a bill that proposes to transfer ...