Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources reminds the public that the seasonal closure for harvesting Black ...

In the Gulf of Mexico, there are a variety of shallow-water snapper species frequently caught by anglers. Mangrove, lane, red, vermillion and yellowtail are the most common along Florida’s west coast.

In the Gulf of Mexico, there are a variety of shallow-water snapper species frequently caught by anglers. Mangrove, lane, red, vermillion and yellowtail are the most common along Florida’s west coast.

Two words, “red” and “snapper,” are fighting words for Louisiana’s offshore recreational fishermen. Those words go hand-in-hand with all-too-valid claims of federal fisheries mismanagement at a time ...

The back and upper sides are scarlet to brick red, and the lower sides and belly are lighter. Small red snapper, up to 10 inches, have a dark spot on the upper sides just below the soft dorsal fin.