National Fisherman

Gulf & South Atlantic

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/62d95af28c6f654d6b38570ee39f5deb.png — Coral reef. Courtesy of Tom Moore and NOAA Fisheries

As Florida ocean temperatures soar, a race to salvage imperiled corals

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Launching the Mr. Pete in February, Tory Bramante carries on his family’s seafaring legacy with pride and determination. Junior Duckworth photo.

A Florida shipyard builds a classic New England dragger

Paul Molyneaux

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/71926f8d3de6b2f8661dc9769d4d1d0d.jpg — Photo by Lesli Whitecotton : https://www.pexels.com/photo/the-texas-flag-on-top-of-the-emily-morgan-hotel-tower-12606351/

First wind leases off Texas offered for bidding

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BOEM is proposing new wind energy areas totaling 1,148 square miles off Lake Charles, La., and Galveston, Texas. Some potential lease blocks are being excluded for shrimp fishing. BOEM graphic.

BOEM to seek fisheries funds for Gulf of Mexico wind leases

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/ac1c869c4a17add176a00c146f252675.jpg — Photo by Tom Fisk: https://www.pexels.com/photo/the-mississippi-river-during-a-sunrise-7803893/

Life vest research at Miss. State changing course for fishermen

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Jerry Sansom served as executive director of the Organized Fishermen of Florida for more than 40 years. Photo courtesy Jerry Sansom.

National Fisherman Highliner: Jerry Sansom

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/4356c171c71c1840d93fb75123e891bd.jpg — Photo by Julia Kuzenkov: https://www.pexels.com/photo/ocean-under-cloudy-sky-1974521/

Volunteers pull 8,000 abandoned traps from Tampa Bay

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The team at Outcast Marine in Des Allemands, La., has done most of the work modifying James Bruce’s snapper grouper boat; the current phase includes add trim tabs to help get the bow down. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Southern Comfort: OXE diesel outboards debut in the Gulf

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Book review: Death of a Fisherman

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/e5dfd9d0f98f68689e570fe87375baf1.jpg — Photo by Graham Henderson: https://www.pexels.com/photo/school-of-fish-and-shark-in-water-7169287/

Overfishing driving reef sharks to extinction, study finds

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Making a name in Outer Banks seafood

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