Gill Nets take tons of mackerel but the nets litter reefs. ... [+] Read More

This was the trout trip of wild dreams. Every cast. Big trout. It was almost too good. (But not quite.) ... [+] Read More

The threat of "urbanites" to good conservation practices. ... [+] Read More

Creepy Crawl extreme slow zones that may ruin countless traditional fishing trips, while not appreciably affecting Florida's manatee population, are scheduled to be imposed by federal bureaucrats in weeks just ahead. Only a continuing protest can stop the unjustified zones. ... [+] Read More

More fish are added to the mercury hot list, but troubles may actually be abating in some areas. The full story for Florida anglers. If you could get over the shock of seeing cobia and seatrout on the latest fish consumption advisory from the Florida Department of Health, you'd read some good news between the lines. Largemouth bass in the northern two thirds of the Everglades got promoted from "No Consumption" status to "Limited Consumption." ... [+] Read More

Save the trust funds. If you care about the environment, fight back, contact state legislators. ... [+] Read More

Within a few minutes of meeting Bruce French at a Florida Sportsman Fishing Show, he had pulled out a pad and started sketching a design of his idea for subsurface inlets. Frankly, I wasn't sure what to think. Surely this was a screwball idea-drill a 4-foot diameter pipe beneath a barrier island so you can pump sea water directly into an estuary. But the more we talked, the more it made sense. And unless some miracle of stormwater management occurs in Florida over the next few years, his idea may turn out to be our best hope for restoring and maintaining some of Florida's most threatened estuaries. ... [+] Read More

Commentary by Earthjustice attorney David Guest. ... [+] Read More

Here’s a vivid first-had account of swordfish longlining—and the toll it takes on billfishes. ... [+] Read More