The startling data matched high water temperatures observed elsewhere in the Florida Bay recently, and the scorching conditions could pose a major risk to coral and other marine life, experts warn.

“This ecosystem and others like it support 80% of all marine life sometime in their life cycle,” said Aubrey Malone, the Water Based Program Coordinator at Tampa Bay Watch. A special permit ...

The Department of Justice announced that Zackery Brandon Barfield was sentenced to 30 days in prison and ordered to pay a $51,000 fine for three counts of poisoning and shooting dolphins.

Devin Resko, biological administrator with the commission’s Division of Marine Fisheries Management ... is not an Apalachicola Bay issue. This is not a Florida issue, a Gulf issue, or a United ...