Captain Trae Sorensen recently checked one of his stone crab tracks to find that an estimated 7-foot shark sandbar shark became stuck after breaking into the trap for the bait. The shark’s head was ...

The entire congressional delegation said expanding offshore oil would threaten military training and harm Florida’s coastal economy. Max Chesnes is the Tampa Bay Times' environment and climate ...

Dec 4 (Reuters) - Florida's entire U.S. congressional delegation on Thursday urged President Donald Trump to leave their state out of a plan by his administration to expand oil and gas drilling to new ...

President Donald Trump’s plan to “unleash American energy” will have a dramatic effect on Alabama’s coastline, with new programs that will almost certainly increase the number of rigs off the state’s ...

In many parts of the country, surf anglers are always looking for the biggest and baddest players. Striped bass are a great example on both U.S. coasts. But in the West, surf perch offer year-round ...

After a lack of tropical systems in the Gulf, a dry end to summer and a strong early cold front during November, the shallow waters west of Central Florida are as clean as I can remember in my ...

If the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management gets its way, 19.88 million acres of Eastern Gulf will be opened to offshore drilling. Eastern Gulf offshore rigs could be as close as 100 miles south ...

One of Ocean Era's geodesic cages floats in the water near Kona, Hawaii. Ocean Era hopes to launch a similar test project near Sarasota, Florida. (Photo by Rick Decker, courtesy of Ocean Era) The ...

Early one morning in March 2010, Captain Gary Jarvis cast a heavyweight line into the Gulf of Mexico from the deck of his 57 foot charter boat, Backdown 2. The sun hadn’t yet risen. But bright white ...

Florida Republicans are fuming as the Trump administration proposes to open up new drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. “The new maps released today by @SecretaryBurgum and @Interior outlining ...

Alongside serene white-sand beaches, St Pete-Clearwater offers major league sports venues, eclectic craft breweries and botanical gardens. Just 30 minutes from Tampa Bay, the St Pete-Clearwater region ...

A plan to expand oil and gas drilling, including seven areas in the Gulf of America off Florida, has been released by the Trump administration. Maps show proposed areas for drilling off Florida, ...