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Featuring superb local seafood and tropical produce, Bahamian food blends African, European and New World traditions for a tongue-tingling island cuisine.

The friendly, English-speaking bus driver on the Greek island of Patmos points us toward a local beach taverna ...

Florida’s pristine waters are its calling card for tourists, who are now returning to the state in record numbers. But what happens when crushing numbers of visitors harm the natural environment that draws them?

Excessive tourism in the Florida Keys, especially cruise lines, has led to coral depletion and other water quality issues in the area.

Queen conch are found in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Bahamas and Bermuda but commercial and recreational harvest is generally banned in U.S. waters.

In the 21 years it took the WTO to agree on a historic deal on fishing subsidies, the lives of fisherfolk in Clarendon have seen many ups and downs.

There are four women carving out a space in their respective scientific fields, clearly demonstrating that Jamaica is not lagging in the space of research.   The four — Sashalee Cross, Treya-Ann Picking, Reanne McKenzie and Shanna-Lee Th

On 28th October 2021, the Saint Lucia National Trust (SLNT) convened a virtual meeting with key stakeholders to present the findings from...

Go ahead, make me care about seashells.  I don’t take long walks on the beach with my eyes glued to the sand. Shell shops bore me. And lips that touch oysters will never touch mine.   So when I set out to review Cynthia Barnett’s newest book, “Sound Of The Sea: Seashells And The Fate Of The Ocean,” I mouthed a silent challenge to Gainesville’s most accomplished environmental journalist and author.  Make me care. I dare you.  Well played, Cynthia.  Or the CIA’s loon...

Jul 1, 2021 2021 Lobster Season Officially Opens You may be missing conch for a while with the Queen Conch season closed right now, but today the 2021 lobster season officially opened. We head to San Pedro where a group of fishermen just before midday revealed their first catch for the season. Approximately four hundred pounds of fresh lobsters were being cleaned and the tails prepared for sale to not only customers who stood by, but this year, the fishermen will be making almost doubl...