The Federal Aviation Administration's radar at Tampa International Airport will be relocated from the west side of the airport to a 140-foot tower on the northeast side by mid-2011, the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority said on Thursday. ...more

June 5, 2009

Private pilots will not be getting a sneak peek over the Super Bowl. Local and federal authorities today announced a strict no-fly zone above and around Raymond James Stadium on Sunday. ...more

January 28, 2009

An Indian navy frigate on Tuesday battled with and sank a suspected Somali pirate "mother ship" in the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's busiest and most lawless shipping lanes. ...more

November 20, 2008

A Holiday man used an illegal gill net to catch 250 to 350 pounds of ladyfish Tuesday night, Pinellas County deputies say. ...more

November 12, 2008

The government on Monday recommended a speed limit for commercial ships along the Atlantic coast, where collisions with the endangered right whale threaten its existence. ...more

August 26, 2008

The two netters reported caught in the Manatee River on Thursday before daylight with 700 yards of gill net, 500 pounds of fish and 100 pounds of egg on their faces made use of a classic evasion tactic to save their boat, motor and trailer. When arrested, the netters were fishing from a "borrowed" boat, and since the owner of the vessel was not involved in the infraction, the boat could not be seized, as it would have been if the owners were the perpetrators. ...more

February 17, 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

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

January 29, 2008

Anglers fishing federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, more than nine nautical miles from shore, will face new gear requirements when seeking reef fish starting this spring. ...more

January 15, 2008