Florida opens rare ivory tree coral reef to shrimp trawling

The Oculina Bank runs from Flagler Beach to Fort Pierce, is thousands of years old, and is found nowhere else in the world.
Hawkeyes Wire

NJ fishing captain guides angler to pending Louisiana record tuna

Eddie Adams, from Highlands, New Jersey guided a fishermen to a pending Louisiana state record yellowfin tuna.
WESH

An artificial reef is going in off the Brevard coast using dozens of OUC's donated concrete poles

DURING A CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY AT A LATER DATE, THE ORLANDO UTILITIES COMMISSION IS STEPPING UP TO HELP BUILD AN ARTIFICIAL REEF OFF THE BREVARD COUNTY COAST. LUCY’S DONATING 160 SECTIONS OF ...
Miami Herald

Florida closes recreational fishing of grouper in January

Grouper, snapper and pompano sit on ice at Brooks Dockside Seafood in Inglis, Florida on Thursday, May 1, 2025. Kylie Williams WUFT News Florida recreational anglers will face seasonal fishing ...
Outside

The First Timer’s Guide to Fly Fishing: The Budget-Friendly Gear You Need to Get on the Water

The first time I wandered into a fly shop on my own, I had no idea where to begin. I had been fly fishing before, but always on a boat and with the help of a partner or friends. Being alone—and ...
app.com

Sea Girt Reef gets car barge reef habitat the size of a football field

The barge was deployed in sections to maximize surface area for marine life colonization. New structure, a little longer than the length of a football field, was added to the Sea Girt Reef in November ...
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Fishing the reef

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WTOC-TV

Decommissioned Navy torpedo recovery vessel becomes South Carolina’s 612th artificial reef

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WTOC) - The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), in partnership with Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) South Carolina and Steven’s Towing Company, has ...
Phys.org

Fish protection curbs crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks across the Great Barrier Reef

New research reveals that one of the largest-ever marine conservation initiatives has helped to prevent more frequent crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS) outbreaks on the Great Barrier Reef. The study was ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Access to deepwater reefs makes a difference | Fish Rap

Looks like Chris’ Fishing Trips launched from Monterey on Wednesday and headed south, towards Big Sur. The Caroline posted limits of rockfish and five lings. The Check Mate must have found a different ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers

New artificial reef draws amberjack, kingfish, cobia to Treasure Coast

Martin County sank the former smuggling vessel to become an artificial reef on Nov. 18. Artificial reefs provide 39,000 jobs for Floridians and generates $3.1 billion of economic activity annually.
Orlando Sentinel

Editorial: Dying reefs threaten Florida’s future

Floridians are not used to hearing the word “extinct” applied to species that play significant roles in the state’s ecological and economic landscape. So last week, when researchers with the National ...