On Thursday, the Aquarium of the Pacific released its first Marine Species Report Card, detailing the population trends of 30 ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission staff found a small female manatee with severe cold stress in a ditch ...

Local health departments advised people to stay away from more than a dozen beaches in Southwest Florida. Respiratory ...

Armored catfish are driving manatees out of their warm-water refuges, putting their health at risk. Here’s why it’s happening ...

Researchers discovered a lack of archaeological or historical evidence that this species lived in this area early on.

Florida’s Space Coast offers 72 miles of beaches, unique activities, and unforgettable experiences— it's a coastal vacation ...

The Pacific Marine Mammal Center is located adjacent to Crystal Cove State Park. The attraction is open every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., except on major holidays. There is no admission fee but ...

Most of Key Largo's dive sites exist within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary ... Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the state of Florida. Popular dive sites off the coast ...

The most famous fictional tale about a whale is, of course, Moby Dick. Captain Ahab is obsessed with finding and killing the ...

In the first 10 days of 2025, the state ... marine mammal. There’s a role for politics as well. So when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was asked to upgrade the protection level of Florida ...

The manatee successfully rescued from a Tar River canal in Greenville, Pitt County, last fall is free again. The 9-foot female manatee nicknamed “Pamlico” was released earlier today in Florida after ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing Feb. 3 to get input on proposed changes to manatee protection ... die-off of any marine mammal population ...