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World’s Nicest Snapping Turtle

Today we are back at Bill Martinson's place to finish up the new home for his famous Common Snapping Turtle, Snappy. This new home is designed to allow him to thrive in an ecosystem that will make him very happy for years. Bill and Snappy's friendship goes back over 30 years now!

Scalloping Florida’s Nature Coast July 2024

With our friends at Plantation on Crystal River

How Bricks Made From Invasive Seaweed Clean Mexico’s Beaches

Millions of tons of sargassum wash up on beaches across North America every year. Exposure can lead to breathing problems, and it costs millions to clean it up. Now, one Mexican entrepreneur is building houses out of bricks made from the invasive species.

What is an eddy?

Sometimes currents pinch off sections and create circular currents of water called an eddy. Cold water eddies are usually full of nutrients and marine life. Read more about eddies including one that formed yesterday in the Florida Keys!

845-Pound Blue Earns $1.27 Million

An 845-pound blue marlin earned a combined purse of $1.27 million for the 54 Hatteras Dogs Bollocks during the 2024 Blue Marlin World Cup. Fishing out of the Cape Verde Islands, Stuart Simpson captained the winning vessel, with Ron Kawaja, founder of Pelagic Gear, on the rod for the winning catch. For the second year in a row, a new payout record was set during the one-day worldwide tournament.

New Limits for Georgia’s Unique Bass Species

Years ago, to raise awareness of the variety of fish and fisheries, the state began the Georgia Bass Slam, which encourages anglers to travel and catch at least five of the 10 species to receive official recognition. Recently, the state initiated new length and creel limits to protect these fish, some of which you can’t catch anywhere else in the world.

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508-Pound Blue Tops Emerald Coast Marlin Tourney

The 22nd Annual Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic (ECBC), held at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort from June 19-23, featured a total payout of $849,200 and a top prize of $95,040 for the tournament’s heaviest blue marlin—a 508.6-pounder battled in by Paul McMullen aboard Just The Tip.

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2024 BASTILLE DAY KINGFISH TOURNAMENT

Stretching 500 miles across the northern side of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Trench is the deepest in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Why Try Technical Diving?

Tec diving is obstacle-ridden and humbling, but can reignite a fading passion. It can leave you with a sense of accomplishment and a refined set of diving skills. It grants access to depths beyond recreational limits, where lesser-known shipwrecks and deep reefs lie, waiting to be explored.

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