At its June meeting in Sarasota, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a new and exciting opportunity that will encourage divers to remove invasive lionfish by allowing them to take one extra spiny lobster each day during the two-day sport season this summer (July 29-30) that they also harvest 10 lionfish.Editorial StaffJun 25th, 2015
Offshore fishing continues to be good. Kingfish, mahi, sailfish and tuna are the common catches. Look for wahoo bites to pick up around the full moons in the coming months. Running baits on a downrigger anywhere from 60-80’ below surface will help in your quest to land a wahoo.Treasure CoastJun 23rd, 2015
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
