Florida applied for a permit that would allow a 39-day Atlantic recreational red snapper fishing season, a dramatic increase from 2 days in 2025.

Governor Ron DeSantis announced today that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has formally submitted ...

Exempted Fishing Permit is a Critical Step to Shift Atlantic Red Snapper Management from the Federal Government to the Southeastern States.

FWC is conducting red snapper studies for which it needs anglers to catch the fish and report trip information.

For a decade, fishing for red snapper off Florida's east coast has been severely limited, while the Gulf Coast has been much ...

Read full article: Gov. DeSantis announces 70-day red snapper fishing season Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds news conference in Panhandle. Read full article: Waking up to dense fog and an extensive ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Monday that a permit has been filed allowing the state to continue managing the red ...

A group of Northeast Florida fishermen is voicing frustration over what they call “cronyism” in the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) permit system for red snapper fishing. The ...

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Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) formally submitted an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick that, ...