Beautiful weather, a new venue and a new date netted a record take for the MCAC Reef Fund’s 5th Annual Lionfish Round-Up. 57 divers participated and their combined efforts removed 579 lionfish from Treasure Coast waters.Treasure CoastJun 23rd, 2015
Vero Beach resident Jason Griffeth sent a link to this video he shot capturing an offshore fishing trip off of Fort Pierce. Great underwater shots of mahi mahi and even a friendly dolphin making an appearance.Treasure CoastJun 11th, 2015
People often ask me if this or that fish is edible; I tell ’em yes; all fish are edible, it just depends on how you prepare them. Capt. Rodney SmithJun 11th, 2015
Now available to Florida’s motorists is Harvey’s new Florida Specialty Plate featuring a colorful design of the state’s most popular saltwater sportfish—the dorado or also known as mahi mahi. Editorial StaffJun 11th, 2015
National Fishing and Boating Week, a national celebration of fishing and boating, take places the first week of June ever year. This year it’s June 6-14, 2015. It highlights the importance of recreational boating and fishing in enhancing peoples’ quality of life and preserving our country’s natural beauty.Treasure CoastJun 9th, 2015
Sea Tow Services International, Inc. offers the following 15 tips from its experienced Coast Guard-licensed Captains on how boaters can prepare for the upcoming hurricane season.Treasure CoastJun 9th, 2015
We must take action for the future of Florida’s ocean and coastal environments. Here are 8 things we MUST DO NOW: (1) Florida must stop all discharges of polluting freshwater from Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie River Estuary, Indian River Lagoon and Caloosahatchee River Estuary. These discharges cause lesions on fish, kill oyster reefs and seagrass habitat, cause diseases on sea turtles and bottlenose dolphin and bring harmful toxic algal blooms to the estuaries causing the Health Department to post warnings for “No Human Contact” to our coastal waters!Florida Oceanographic SocietyJun 1st, 2015
Capt. Billy Black, fishing out of Old Bahama Bay, West End, reports lots of dolphin, late season wahoo, and some yellowfin tuna. He said the dolphin migration should soon begin, blackfin tuna and skipjack tuna are showing up, and right behind them, there will be the blue marlin that feed on them. Treasure CoastJun 1st, 2015
Large grouper and snapper will await anglers this month among the wrecks and reefs in 60 to 180 feet of water. Grouper season will be in full swing, as anglers dial in gag, black, scamp, and red grouper on the naturally occurring Eight Mile Reef in depths of 11 to 180 feet.Capt. Rocky CarbiaJun 1st, 2015
