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NOAA Issues South Atlantic Red Snapper Permits and Florida Secures 14‑Day October Season

The permits let states run longer, data-driven pilot seasons that will determine whether managers authorize a second opening in December.

Nations Unanimously Agree to Raise Large Pacific Bluefin Quotas

Florida Opens Two‑Day Spiny Lobster Mini Season

Seven Rescued After Fishing Boat Capsizes Near Visakhapatnam Harbour

61-Day Bay of Bengal Fishing Ban Ends as Return to Sea Proceeds Unevenly

Brazil Suspends Tainha Beach-Seine Fishery After Quota Reaches 90%

NOAA Permits Let 4 States Run Longer Atlantic Red Snapper Seasons

Minnesota Lowers Mille Lacs Yellow Perch Limit to Five Through November 2026

Dozens Fined as Abalone Season’s Second Hour Sees Heavy Patrols and Fewer Rescues

Michigan Sets Feb. 7 Start for Black Lake Sturgeon Season With Six-Fish Cap

Three Men Charged Over Shark-Head Dump at WA Minister’s Office as Demersal Ban Nears

Peru Opens 2026 Southern Anchoveta Season With 251,000-Ton Quota

California Sets Jan. 5 Opening for Central Dungeness Crab With 40% Trap Cut as North Awaits Tests

Galicia Reopens a Handful of Mussel Farms, Triggering Exports as Toxin Crisis Lingers

Peru Nears 500 Artisanal Squid Vessels Registered for High-Seas Fishing

Galicia’s Spider Crab Season Opens With Big Landings, Near-€35 Prices and Stepped-Up Patrols

California Delays Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Statewide, Sets Recreational Opener With Limits

Peru Says No Foreign Vessels Entered Its 200-Mile Zone in 2025 as Satellite Patrol Tightens

Peru Reopens Pota Fishery Oct. 1 With 40,000‑Tonne Initial Quota

France Sets Jan. 10, 2026 Start for Recreational Sea Catch Reporting