April 27, 2025 — Goodbye, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.

Hello, Gulf Council, a shorter and politically defused name for the independent advisory board that for decades has informed NOAA Fisheries’ decision-making in the the 617,000-square-mile gulf that abuts five Southern states — as well Mexico and Cuba.

In a release Thursday, leaders of the Tampa-based fishery council announced the name along with a new logo and redesigned website conspicuously absent of the word “Mexico.”

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