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The following species will reopen to recreational harvest May 1 in Florida state and federal waters of the Atlantic: hogfish; blueline tilefish; gag, black, red, yellowmouth and yellowfin grouper; scamp; red hind; rock hind; coney; and graysby. Hogfish will remain open through Oct. 31, on the east coast of Florida as well as south and east of Cape Sable on the Gulf coast. Blueline tilefish will remain open through Aug. 31, and the other grouper species will remain open through Dec. 31, on the east coast of Florida and all state waters off Monroe County. More information about bag and size lim...

Giant lizards, hissing ducks, and pythons: Florida has an invasive species problem Matthew Wolfe © None Iguanas are a menace in Florida, there have been a number of companies that Floridians have hired to remove them, this was an iguana that was captured by Red Line Iguana on a golf course in south Florida. Gillian Hicks and her boyfriend, Michael Litersky, were sitting on the porch of Hicks’s apartment in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, when they noticed a strange animal slinking along the fence. It looked a bit like a raccoon, but its color was too mustardy, and a bit like a...

Origin One trait of human nature is that we tend to embellish notable achievements by associating them with important people and momentous events. If we can’t pin down exactly when a new invention was first used, we often tie that usage to an event of some historical significance (such as a war or the aftermath of a disaster). So it is with the Titanic tragedy and the adoption of ‘SOS’ as a universal distress signal. The sinking of the Titanic was certainly one of the more momentous events of the twentieth century, and one of the enduring images of

A visit to Long Key State Park in the Florida Keys often means kayaking through the mangrove tunnels and hiking the nature trails. What few people know is that the park is also home to a rare cactus barren. For some, it’s a surprise that cacti can thrive in this humid, tropical paradise. An ecological community that supports a variety of plants and wildlife, the Keys cactus barren occurs in scattered patches along a few of the shorelines in the Florida Keys. A cactus barren is located on the bayside of Long Key State Park and is one of the few locations where the jumping cactus (

Grouper, hogfish and blueline tilefish seasons reopen May 1 in Atlantic FWC Tags:  The following species will reopen to recreational harvest May 1 in Florida state and federal waters of the Atlantic: hogfish; blueline tilefish; gag, black, red, yellowmouth and yellowfin grouper; scamp; red hind; rock hind; coney; and graysby. Hogfish will remain open through Oct. 31, 2021, on the east coast of Florida as well as south and east of Cape Sable on the Gulf coast. Blueline tilefish will remain open through Aug. 31, 2021 and the other grouper species will remain open through Dec. 31, 2021, on the...