Jennifer Boehme grew up scouting beaches around her home in St. Petersburg, Florida, for whatever she could find. Rocks, sand ...

Jon Chapman poses with a gag grouper caught while fishing in Tampa Bay. Local fishermen have complained that the Gulf of Mexico’s gag grouper season, which lasts about two weeks, is too short.

The study found that 29 out of the Gulf's 78 endemic fish species haven't been reported in museum collections since 2010. The ...

GULF OF MEXICO (CNN)-- Fisherman Terry Pizani turns his captain's wheel with a mournful expression on his face. Far below, the fishing grounds off the Louisiana coast where the 63-year-old has ...

Unfortunately, recovery will likely be a slow process for the Big Bend region. As many unhappy residents may soon discover, ...

Vaquita have long been collateral damage for Mexico’s totoaba fishers, but conservationists believe there’s a solution. The ...

NOAA Fisheries and Gulf of Mexico regional and state partners released a blueprint that prioritizes projects to improve ...

Since the gulf’s only true coral reef became a ... up with a smile and a bag full of healthy abalones. In most fishing towns in Mexico—or in much of the rest of the developing world, for ...

The widespread pollution from the BP oil spill caused fishing closures across 88,500 square miles. The Gulf of Mexico is home to more than 500 fish species, with new species continuing to be ...

Despite a precedent-setting 2022 case, concerns remain over whether the Veracruz port expansion megaproject complies with a ...

Charters and fishing excursions – which also double ... The Island Pier, which stretches more than 1,200 feet into the Gulf of Mexico on Okaloosa Island, welcomes patrons 24 hours a day, every ...

The SS United States shattered a record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by a passenger liner on its maiden voyage in ...