Snouts are already popping up in the waters near Tampa Electric Co.'s Manatee Observation Center as winter approaches. ...more

November 25, 2009

It was a fish story that even veteran boat captains found fascinating: As many as 200 killer whales feeding on tuna in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

March 25, 2009

Nearly seven million pounds of debris was collected from waterways and shorelines around the world during a single day last year, illustrating that careless people are discarding trash just about everywhere, with much of it eventually finding an aquatic home, according to a report released today. ...more

March 10, 2009

Next week the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is scheduled to take final action on a plan to allow open-water aquaculture in the gulf. The federal regulatory agency, historically dominated by commercial fishing interests, is playing Russian roulette with our coastal fisheries. ...more

January 24, 2009

Tampa Electric Co.'s Manatee Viewing Center swarmed with visitors from all across the nation as nearly 50 of the heavyweight marine mammals gathered in the warm waters of the Big Bend Power Station this week. ...more

January 23, 2009

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that military training trumps protecting whales in a dispute over the Navy's use of sonar in submarine-hunting exercises off the coast of Southern California. ...more

November 13, 2008

The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over how to resolve a long-running dispute over whether environmental laws may be used to limit the Navy's use of sonar to protect whales. ...more

October 9, 2008

A quarter of the world's wild mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to a comprehensive global survey released here Monday. ...more

October 7, 2008

Wildlife scientists are trying to figure out what caused a fish kill that had motorists holding their noses as they drove across the Courtney Campbell Parkway in recent days. ...more

July 29, 2008

Dogs may be man's best friend on land, but in the sea it's the dolphin. ...more

June 1, 2008