Southern flounder numbers in the region have been declining for decades. Scientists at a research center in Bluffton aim to breed and release this important fish into state waterways ...

commercial flounder fishing is under a different quota, and a decision about the commercial season this year has not yet been determined. You can learn more about Southern Flounder online here.

The division is trying to establish fishing limits that are more balanced ... focus on the summer and gulf flounders to allow the southern flounder to rebuild. But recreational discards can ...

While each fish species presents the devoted DNR staff with its own challenges, southern flounder’s oddities make the process almost as delicate as its taste. The flounder are floundering The ...