By Kit Mobley The Atlantic has been showing its teeth this week, but for those who don’t mind a little salt spray and a ...

Stretching more than 120 miles and comprised of 800 islands, the Florida Keys is singular in terms of its diversity of ...

She was entangled in fishing line, which caused chronic infections in her calf.

It’s no secret that Florida’s iconic coral reefs are in trouble. Repeated body blows from hurricanes, pollution, disease, ...

Ciguatera—a toxin that accumulates in reef fish—is a common cause of seafood poisoning. Learn which fish are safest to order ...

FLORIDA KEYS, Fla. (WFLA) — A new biodegradable tool dubbed the “Coral Defender” was launched this week in an effort to safeguard newly outplanted corals in Florida’s waters. The “Coral Defender” is a ...

A federal fishery management council once again has moved forward with a plan that would allow rock shrimpers to drag trawling nets along a protected Florida seafloor and rare deep-water coral reef ...

Billy Causey, then-Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary superintendent, smiles during a presentation aboard a ferry to the Dry Tortugas National Park in 2001. MARSHA HALPER/Herald Staff Over his ...

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council moves forward on reopening the Oculina Bank coral reef. The council will host public meetings before making a formal decision. The Oculina Bank, named ...