River Lagoon News Today

A potential crisis in Florida should ease after state lawmakers this month allocated $2.25 billion to improve water quality and restore the state's imperiled biodiversity.

A potential crisis in Florida should ease after state lawmakers this month allocated $2.25 billion to improve water quality and restore the state's impe

Recreational harvest of snook in northeast, Indian River Lagoon and southeast regions of Florida will begin on Feb. 1, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Wednesday.

The Indian River Lagoon was considered one of the last “unpolluted coastal lagoons” in Florida in the 1970s. Fast forward to today and most of the 156-mile lagoon is now considered impaired because of external sources of nutrients including human waste, fertilizers, stormwater runoff, agriculture, rainfall and sub-marine groundwater discharge.

If you've ever dreamt of witnessing the bioluminescence phenomenon, these are the ten places to visit for a chance to see it.

"Seagrass die-off has happened before in Florida... But this is the first time it's really been simultaneous in all five major estuaries," said Bill Kearney of the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

A new report from the CDC shows more animals across the country are getting sick, most dying after being exposed to the algae.

Sewage and not excess fertilizers are the main culprit that is polluting the Indian River Lagoon, according to a new study released Tuesday by Florida Atlantic University.

The nonprofit Surfrider, a surfing and conservation group, has found that almost 1 in 5 recreational water samples test "poor" for bacteria.

Dip a hand into dark water and sparkles explode in a trail that traces your fingers’ path—this glow-in-the-dark phenomenon looks like a special effect in a movie, but it can be found in real life at a bioluminescent beach or bay.