Florida opens rare ivory tree coral reef to shrimp trawling

The Oculina Bank runs from Flagler Beach to Fort Pierce, is thousands of years old, and is found nowhere else in the world.
WTKR

Shrimp trawling amendment in proposed flounder/red snapper bill draws strong opposition in the Outer Banks

STUMPY POINT, N.C. — A bill in the North Carolina General Assembly, originally meant to restore flounder and red snapper seasons, could now target the shrimping industry. The Outer Banks community ...
WFAE

NC inshore shrimp trawling ban is dead, Republicans say. At least for now

Activists fighting a ban on inshore shrimp trawling brought local shrimp to the North Carolina legislature in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The North Carolina House will not take up the ...
The Daytona Beach News-Journal

Our summer savior, the mangrove snapper, returns to bring the heat. You can call him mango

Mangrove snapper, also known as gray snapper or mangos, are plentiful in Florida during the summer months. The fall mullet run is starting in the Halifax/Indian River area, signaling a good time for ...
AOL

Snapper, redfish and tarpon are biting for Space Coast anglers

The wind is little to non-existent. Snapper fishing is literally off the chain. Seriously, whether its fishing for snapper offshore in 90 feet of water or fishing for snapper under the local pier or ...