Strange behavior like spinning and whirling in fish, mainly the smalltooth sawfish, before their deaths is leading researchers to investigate.

South Florida has a climate perfect for warmwater fish and reptiles. Finding temperatures to their liking, it’s no surprise that so many exotic species have proliferated. Burmese pythons are ...

Mola mola are freakishly big fish that resemble “little more than a large head,” so it takes some courage to yank one by the tail. Yet that’s exactly what one Florida deputy did, when he ...

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

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. - A strange fish was pulled from the water off a Florida beach earlier this week, according to deputies. The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said it recently helped to rescue a ...

A federal appeals court rejected a constitutional challenge by a Monroe County commercial fisherman to Florida rules about ...

Weekly data on beach water quality is from the Florida Department of Health. Red tide and algal bloom data are from FWC. Red tide shows conditions from last seven days and algal bloom is from the last ...

Monroe County Sheriff's Office said Sergeant James Hager helped Key Largo residents "remove this unwelcome guest from their ...

Can fish feel pain? The debate rages among scientists as to whether fish do, in fact, feel pain or are just reacting ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) told the New Times that it is looking into the incident and searching for information about the fisherman who injured the Heron.

Do not touch or feed manatees; that can change their behavior and put them in harm’s way. SOURCES Save the Manatee Club, NOAA, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Southwest ...