Southern flounder are a popular North Carolina fish. For the first time, North Carolina's commercial and recreational fishing industries are set to split the southern flounder catch 50-50 this year.

The state has canceled the 2024 Southern flounder season for recreational fishermen, saying the group took more of the fish than it was allowed last year. Fishermen question the numbers and say ...

What if the most popular fish was taken off the menu? Would a restaurant be expected to take a hit? That's what some North Carolina coastal communities could be dealing with in the near future after ...

The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission is making plans to protect and preserve the Southern Flounder population off North Carolina's coast, but its decision on how it will allocate the supply ...

Flounder fishing at the North Carolina-South Carolina border will become tricky beginning Wednesday. The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has set Sept. 4 as the day commercial and recreational fishing ...

For being a relatively small fish, the flounder sure knows how to stir the pot at the coast and up in halls of power iin Raleigh. After years of acrimonious debate over how many of North Carolina's ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildife Department has issued a no commercial and recreational flounder fishing edict on the coast until Dec. 14. This is the first year the Texas Parks and ...

MONTGOMERY — Flounder fishing in state waters will be halted in November to protect migrating fish. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is reminding anglers that commercial ...

Fall fishing season along the North Carolina coast will look different this year, with a first-ever ban on the recreational harvest of Southern flounder. Instead of allowing one flounder per person, ...