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SC’s commercial fishing industry is in decline. Offshore anglers, restaurants adapt to meet demand.

MOUNT PLEASANT — When Mark Marhefka first moved from Florida to Charleston in 1976, the offshore commercial fishing industry was just starting to heat up in South Carolina. As word got out that the ...
WCTV

NOAA Fisheries launches emergency rule to increase Gulf Red Grouper catch limits

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] is taking emergency action to increase red grouper catch limits through the end of the year. The emergency rule is ...
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Catch limit increase, other changes coming for Gulf Coast grouper regulations

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Changes are coming to grouper fishing, including catch limit increases and an open shallow-water grouper season, according to the Gulf Council. The Gulf Council is one of eight ...
WLOX

Fisheries council decides to limit long-line grouper fishing

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) _ A fishery panel has voted to end long-line fishing in the Gulf of Mexico within 80 miles of the Florida coast to help the recovery of the red grouper. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery ...
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Pursuing Gag Grouper off Florida's Nature Coast

Gag grouper offer speedy action off Florida's Nature Coast. Courtesy Suzuki “Buckle up. We'll be running about 40 miles into the Gulf before we drop our lines," says Capt. Clay Shidler of Hang 'Em ...