Called the Greater Amberjack Count, it’s backed by $11.7 million in funding, most of it from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries and NOAA’s Sea Grant program.

After catch limits for greater amberjack were met, the 2023 Gulf of Mexico recreational fishing season for the species ended. The closure is needed to protect the specie's population.

Fishermen who haul in greater amberjack may also get an unexpected $250 and an opportunity to contribute to the Greater Amberjack Count. The Gulf of Mexico greater amberjack recreational fishing ...

As part of the Greater Amberjack Count, scientists led by Dr. Sean Powers of the University of South Alabama plan to tag 750 greater amberjack with yellow-and-red plastic tags.

Fishermen who catch conventionally-tagged Greater Amberjack can return the tag (s) for a $250 reward. Instructions on how to clip, report, and mail in the tag can be found here.

The 2023 recreational fishing season for greater amberjack is drawing to a close in the Gulf of Mexico as catch limits for the fishery have been met, federal regulators said Thursday ...

With many popular offshore fish closed for harvest, the greater amberjack is a perfect fish to target for the next few days. The season is short but is open through the end of the day on Aug. 24.

A total of 450 acoustic tags – one per greater amberjack – will be deployed throughout the U.S. South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico from North Carolina to Texas, according to the university.

According to the NOAA Fisheries, the 2021-22 Gulf of Mexico greater amberjack season reopened May 1 and will close June 1; the 2022-2023 greater amberjack season opens Aug. 1.

Greater Amberjack is a large trophy fish prized by anglers and commercial fishermen alike. In 2019 recreational fishermen landed 2.2 million pounds of Greater Amberjack and commercial fishermen landed ...

In Florida, the greater Amberjack record is 142 pounds and dates to a 1979 catch in Islamorada in the Florida Keys. On the table, amberjack is a white-meat fish that is often grilled.

The recreational harvest of greater amberjack in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico closed at 12:01 a.m. on March 24, and will remain closed until January 1, 2018.