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Conchservation: Action Today will Ensure Conch for Tomorrow

The Bahamas National Trust and conservation partners BREEF, Friends of the Environment, Community Conch, the Cape Eleuthera Institute, the Bahamas Department of Marine Resources, The Nature Conservancy, The Moore Bahamas Foundation, Harbourside Marine and the Sandals Foundation have come together in a national campaign whose ultimate goal is a sustainable queen conch industry in The Bahamas.

Fawns Best Left in the Wild

Every year, the lives of many young wild animals are destroyed by well-meaning people who attempt to "rescue" them from the wild.

Top of the Food Chain

Nature has a way of dictating what happens to its food webs. Things are constantly in flux, fish are moving in and out, and predators follow closely. It is the best game of cat and mouse. As a scientist, I am constantly amazed and also perplexed by how nature can be resilient at times to some things (storms, human presence), and extremely sensitive to others (changes in water quality, temperature, etc).

The Mighty Apalachicola – The Green River

The Apalachicola isn't just any estuary. This mighty river drains a watershed of nearly 20,000 square miles, much of which is not yet developed.

Scientists embark on lagoon seagrass transplant experiment

The St. Johns River Water Management District has launched an experiment to transplant seagrass from healthy beds to barren spots …

Stocking Program Aims To Increase Allatoona Largemouth Numbers

For decades the bass fishery at Lake Allatoona has been dominated by spotted bass. In a few years, anglers may see a welcome change because of a state program to stock largemouth bass in the Atlanta-area reservoir.

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Florida’s Chain Pickerel

In the northern parts of our great country, anglers enjoy chasing down enormous pike and elusive musky. We Floridians don’t usually give a second thought, but they are in Florida!

LABAN WINS 34TH BASTILLE DAY KINGFISH TOURNAMENT WITH 26.90-POUND KINGFISH

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.

The Art of Kicking Fish

When the fish gets in the strike zone of the dolphins tail, you can see the dolphin looking at the fish and lining up the kick. It's a difficult technique to learn, and not all dolphins know how to do it. However, once learned, it provides an obvious advantage over simply chasing a fish and catching it with the mouth. A quick, precise flip of the tail and dinner is served, versus chasing a fish down and catching it with the mouth which can often take a few minutes and require a lot of energy.