As fishermen grow older, who will catch the Gulf’s bounty? Young people have not been entering the commercial fishing industry across the Gulf Coast. A new federal program aims to attract new fishermen. Todd A. Price, The American South Published 12:30 pm UTC Jun. 3, 2021 Ryan Bradley is a fisherman. He was born and raised in Long Beach, Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico. All year long, he takes a 32-foot catamaran, with a crew of one or two, into the Gulf to catch red snapper. A day or a day-and-half after setting out, he returns with whole fish that he sells to restaurants throughout Mississippi.