The town of Longboat Key, Florida, saw hundreds of dead fish wash up on shore earlier last week. The cause? Red tide. Red tide is an algal bloom that produces toxins that are harmful to fish, marine mammals and people. It also can cause fish and shellfish to become dangerous to eat. ...
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When a sinkhole causes millions of gallons of polluted water to pour into one of the world's most productive aquifers, it's incredibly concerning for the 10 million people who rely on it for their drinking water. A sinkhole opened under a Mosaic phosphate fertilizer plant in Mulberry towards the ...
READ MORE +Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission had to remind everyone at the end of July that you shouldn't paint turtle or tortoise shells - it's illegal. It seems obvious enough. Wild animal? Leave it alone. Apparently some burgeoning artists need to express their artistic creativity outside the ...
READ MORE +Lobster fishing in Florida can be all over the place - literally. Lobsters swim backward and in an incredibly erratic manner. You can never tell which direction they're going to go next, plus they can swim at speeds up to 15 feet per second; that makes the fact that this superhuman diver catches ...
READ MORE +It's not every day you come face to face that could swallow you and your buddies whole. This group of guys managed to reel in an absolutely massive hammerhead, measuring 13-feet-long. They took their chance to snap a few pictures before cutting the line and letting the sea beast be on its way - all ...
READ MORE +After searching for the perfect ship for nearly a decade, city leaders in Pompano, Beach, Florida found it in the Lady Luck. However, they weren't looking to ride it, they wanted to create an artificial reef on the ocean floor - so they sank her. This was no small effort. Both the city and ...
READ MORE +Cyclists are about to have a new way to see the east coast. First conceived in 1991, the East Coast Greenway is set for completion in a few years. With its completion, it will become the nation's longest bike path at 2,900-miles-long. "It's about seeing America at the right speed, where you ...
READ MORE +If manatees regularly hung out with paddle boarders, I'd be paddling more often. Celine Chasteen and her friend happened upon two manatees while standup paddle boarding in Jupiter, FL. Chasten described the one with its flippers on her board as very playful, which seems accurate. It's ...
READ MORE +It's hard to describe what it's like to encounter Florida's official marine mammal, the manatee. These gentle creatures, also called sea cows, migrate to coastal waters during the summer and return to warm water springs during colder months. See why this peaceful video has over one-million views! ...
READ MORE +Several beaches, stretching from Fort Walton Beach to Rosemary Beach, were closed after health officials found toxic fecal bacteria in the water, news station WSB-TV reported. Chief Meteorologist Glenn Burns says toxic fecal bacteria is being reported right now at Fort Walton Beach, Destin, ...
READ MORE +Yet another alligator attack has struck Florida, this time the victim was a loving pit bull service dog that ran to her owners aid to protect him from the animal. Via Fox News: A protective pit bull named Precious died after heroically jumping in front of its owner to save the man from the jaws ...
READ MORE +It's been a year for shark attacks and Florida. For the fourth time off the Brevard County coastline this year, a surfer was attacked by a shark at Pelican Beach Park in Satellite Beach, Florida. The surfer, who hasn't been identified, had 'wounds indicative of a small shark bite or similar ...
READ MORE +The Sumter County Sheriff's Office said an eight-and-a-half-foot-long alligator attacked a 58-year-old man Tuesday on County Road 311 in Bushnell, WKMG reported. The man's condition was not immediately known, but he was airlifted to Ocala Regional Hospital. The alligator was euthanized by a ...
READ MORE +Image: U/Potato_Muncher In the wake of the attack in Orlando, Academy Sports + Outdoors is pulling modern sporting rifles from their display shelves. The removal of the rifles was at the request of corporate HQ in Texas. The sporting goods retailer will still offer to sell the guns, customers ...
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