With scallop season underway, boaters should pay close attention to the state’s “diver down” rule. The FWC is asking boaters and divers to remember the following: The law requires that a vessel display a divers-down flag, which is red with a white diagonal stripe, whenever divers or snorkelers are in the water The flag must [...]
While the dead zone was smaller than forecasted this summer, the five-year running average of the dead zone size still is about 6,000 square miles _ about three times the goal set by a federal dead zone task force.
Men with snake hooks and pocket knives will not cure the problem of pythons in the Everglades, but that doesn’t stop Shawn Heflick from trying, along with his 14-year-old son, Thorne. Heflick, president of the Central Florida Herpetological Society, is one of seven reptile experts licensed by the state to hunt Burmese pythons.
Divers and snorkelers from all over the United States are heading to the Florida Keys for the special, two-day spiny lobster “sport” season. This “bug” catching frenzy, which occurs every year on the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July, is designed to give recreational lobster hunters a chance to gather some of these tasty [...]
Want to do something to help save the planet? Take a kid fishing. That may seem like a stretch to some of you, but studies have shown that children who are brought up to respect and enjoy the outdoors will most likely carry those ethics into adulthood. If you don’t know how to get started, [...]
