Tag: snapper
Commercial Fishing in Southwest Florida
March 2, 2016
Southwest Florida has a long tradition of commercial fishing in its rivers, bays, and Gulf waters. In 2015 over 22 million pounds of wild harvested fish and shellfish including shrimp, blue and stone crab, grouper, mackerel, and mullet among ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesTags: Blue Crab, Commercial Fishing, Grouper, Mullet, Seafood, Shrimp, Snapper, Southwest Florida, Stone Crab
National Seafood Month… Red Snapper
October 18, 2015
If shrimp are king of the shellfish industry, then red snapper are the king of the finfish world. It is arguably the most economically and ecologically important reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico. This fishery began in 1872 with four “snapper ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Month, National, Panhandle Outdoors, Seafood, Snapper