Schools of monster-size black drum are still prowling lower Tampa Bay; you can see the mass of fish as they cruise the edges of the flat on calm mornings. Waters around Pinellas Point have been good in recent weeks. These are fish of 40 to 50 pounds—they look like redfish on steroids, but the coloration is a silver gray, with bluish tails. ...more

March 20, 2009

What is 7 feet long, weighs 30 pounds, has eight arms and fits in a box slightly larger than a milk crate? Truman the octopus. Truman squeezed into a clear, acrylic box while trying to snag his lunch at the New England Aquarium in Boston. ...more

March 6, 2009

Concerning your editorial on seagrasses (Feb. 14): After decades of research on seagrass damage in Cockroach Bay we have learned the following: ...more

February 22, 2009

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December 31, 2008

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December 7, 2008

There's so much great fishing available in late October that anglers have a tough time picking a species to pursue. However, one of the favorites for flats fishers is the redfish. ...more

October 19, 2008

Florida's stone crab season opens Wednesday, meaning commercial and recreational crabbers can begin pulling the granite-shelled delicacies from traps that have been collecting the crustaceans in the Gulf of Mexico the past 10 days. ...more

October 13, 2008

An estimated 15,000 to 20,000 people browsed through the photographs, paintings, sculpture, ceramics and other artwork on display Saturday at the Hyde Park Village Art Fair. ...more

September 28, 2008

Like a chronic disease spreading through the body, "dead zones" with too little oxygen for life are expanding in the world's oceans. ...more

August 15, 2008

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

July 5, 2008