NOAA

Dallas, Oklahoma City and Wichita all face tornadoes and giant hail Sunday

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April 10, 2026

A sudden April 7 shutdown is hitting Gulf of Alaska cod boats after NOAA said directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area must stop at 12 noon Alaska time to protect the 2026 A season allowance.

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April 7, 2026

A quiet NOAA bulletin turned into a big-money Gulf story when Amendment 62 proposed a 2026 ABC of 8.28 million pounds, a total ACL of 6.62 million and much higher future limits, all because the latest stock assessment says the fishery can handle more harvest.

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April 5, 2026

Gulf captains are staring at one of their biggest red snapper openings in years after NOAA made the 2026 federal for-hire season 19 days longer than 2025, running from June 1 to October 26 in a move that could supercharge summer demand.

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April 4, 2026

One of the biggest Gulf reef fish twists of spring just landed as NOAA proposed new red grouper sector allocations using Florida State Reef Fish Survey estimates, shifting the recreational share to 31.8% and the commercial share to 68.2%.

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April 4, 2026

NOAA just dropped a huge March 30 grouper surprise for Gulf fishermen after withholding quota since January 1, announcing that 545,576 pounds of deep-water grouper allocation will be released on April 1 and push the 2026 total back to 1,024,000 pounds.

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March 31, 2026

A stunning U.S. weather split is putting crops and livestock on edge as federal agencies warn that scorching Plains heat, freeze threats reaching the Ohio Valley and deepening southern drought could hit yields, feed costs and pasture quality.

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March 30, 2026