The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this morning launched an effort to recover the 21-foot boat that capsized this past weekend with four men aboard, leaving one survivor. ...more

March 5, 2009

A Florida Panhandle fishing boat captain has admitted to making pipe bombs and throwing them at dolphins to scare them away from his lines. ...more

January 15, 2009

A man accused of helping hijack a charter fishing boat named "Joe Cool" and killing the four people aboard says he was tricked into the crime and that he lied to authorities because he was scared and confused. ...more

September 23, 2008

Hurricane Ike lashed homes with howling winds Saturday as it neared this low-lying island chain as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, prompting thousands of people to evacuate or scramble for shelter. ...more

September 7, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Fred Everson. ...more

May 11, 2008

Restrictions on the amount of red snapper that can be caught in coastal Florida waters soon could be approved over the objections of charter fishermen who insist the rules will severely hurt their businesses. ...more

February 4, 2008

TAMPA - Adult brown pelicans are under increasing pressure from habitat loss, storm damage and predation. The No. 1 killer of these birds, though, is discarded fishing line. ...more

October 18, 2007

The Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing boat captain this morning, according to a news release. The Coast Guard had been searching for Lindsay Forde, 56, of Hollywood since it received a call Friday evening from Michael Swindle, 56, of Tampa, who hired Forde to captain his 46-foot vessel, Extra Labor. ...more

October 2, 2007

BAYPORT - The Coast Guard used helicopters Sunday in the search for a boat captain who had disappeared from a 46-foot pleasure craft in the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

September 30, 2007