Gulf Council

Gulf Council Managing the federal fishery to achieve the greatest harvest possible and ensure healthy ecosystems This page and its content are not an official public record.

The Gulf Council is structured as a representative democracy. The Council is composed of 17 voting members that include: the directors of each Gulf states fish and wildlife department; the Regional Administrator of NOAA Fisheries Service; eleven private citizens who are knowledgeable regarding conservation and management, or the commercial or recreational harvest of the Gulf resource. Additional

ly, the Council is advised by a number of different panels and committees composed of people from other state and federal agencies, universities, and the public with expertise in fisheries. To submit comment that will be considered as part of the official record please visit www.gulfcouncil.org. If you have any questions or comments about the Gulf Council or the content on this this page please contact [email protected]

Participation on this page should remain 'family friendly.' We reserve the right to remove any comments or users who engage in negative or false rhetoric. Individuals who are banned from the page for inappropriate behavior may request reinstatement from [email protected] after 90 days.

Just a reminder that if you fish for Gulf red snapper, we need your help! With the stock assessment currently underway, ...
07/31/2026

Just a reminder that if you fish for Gulf red snapper, we need your help! With the stock assessment currently underway, we want to make sure your on-the-water perspective is provided to the scientists. Please use the link in our bio or below to provide your feedback!

https://forms.gle/HJYnMu1cTz1V2eUD6

Pssssssst. Hey, you..... Do you have something you want to share with the Council but don't want to go on record or talk...
07/28/2026

Pssssssst. Hey, you..... Do you have something you want to share with the Council but don't want to go on record or talk in front of a crowd? Great! Call our anonymous voicemail line and leave us a message: (850) 297-2883

Don't forget you can help fisheries scientists and managers understand what's happening with Red Snapper in the Gulf! Ou...
07/24/2026

Don't forget you can help fisheries scientists and managers understand what's happening with Red Snapper in the Gulf! Our Fisherman Feedback tool is designed to help make your voice heard in the stock assessment process and provide real-time on-the-water perspective! Make sure you use the link in our bio to provide your thoughts. Or use this link: https://forms.gle/HJYnMu1cTz1V2eUD6

Ladies and gentlemen... it's time to announce the winners for each category of our 50th Anniversary Photo Contest! We'd ...
07/22/2026

Ladies and gentlemen... it's time to announce the winners for each category of our 50th Anniversary Photo Contest! We'd like to thank all 110 people who submitted a total of 181 photos.
For the Recreational, Commercial, Historical, Habitat, and Coastal Community categories, Council members and staff voted on their favorite, while you all determined the Best Catch category winner.
Tune into our August Council meeting to see the winners get recognized!

Have some thoughts on red snapper? We want to hear them. A stock assessment for Gulf red snapper is underway and your on...
07/21/2026

Have some thoughts on red snapper? We want to hear them. A stock assessment for Gulf red snapper is underway and your on-the-water perspective is needed!

We just launched our Fisherman Feedback tool for red snapper for you to provide your thoughts: https://forms.gle/HJYnMu1cTz1V2eUD6

You can also use the link in our bio!

For our FINAL matchup in our 50th Anniversary Photo Contest, it is time to decide the official Best Catch. These two cat...
07/16/2026

For our FINAL matchup in our 50th Anniversary Photo Contest, it is time to decide the official Best Catch. These two catches have made it through two rounds of matchups and while we wish they could both win, we need to determine a winner!

Reminder - there are FOUR ways to vote:
- You can like the photo on this post that you want to win
- You can use the poll on our Facebook story
- You can use the poll on our Instagram post
- You can use the poll on our Instagram story

Voting is open for 24 hours - until 9 AM EDT on Friday 7/17. Make sure you go to our Instagram page to get as many votes as possible! Winners for all categories, including Best Catch, will be announced next week. Make sure you follow our Facebook and Instagram pages to find out who won and to keep up with all federal fishery news in the Gulf.

For the last semifinal matchup in our 50th Anniversary Best Catch Photo contest, we have the Reef Donkey division champ ...
07/14/2026

For the last semifinal matchup in our 50th Anniversary Best Catch Photo contest, we have the Reef Donkey division champ going up against David vs Goliath division champ. Which do you think is the Best Catch? Double Jack, or Goliath (Warsaw)?

Remember you can vote here by liking the photo you want to win, using the poll on our story, and by using the polls on our Instagram post and story !

For those of you who have been following along with the Photo Contest, make sure you follow our Facebook and Instagram pages to keep up with fishery news in the Gulf!

Just a quick reminder that you don't have to like us to 'like' us. Follow us for all things federal fisheries in the Gul...
07/14/2026

Just a quick reminder that you don't have to like us to 'like' us. Follow us for all things federal fisheries in the Gulf.

For the first semifinal in our Best Catch 50th Anniversary Photo Contest, we have a matchup between the nice red snapper...
07/13/2026

For the first semifinal in our Best Catch 50th Anniversary Photo Contest, we have a matchup between the nice red snapper caught on the jig going up against the big cobia!

Remember you can vote by liking the photo you think deserves to win, voting on our story poll, and going to our Instagram page

Make sure you follow our Facebook and Instagram pages to keep up with the photo contest as well as get all your Gulf Fishery news!

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