New fish kills were reported in Old Tampa Bay Thursday, widening the death zone miles beyond the original kill reported at Courtney Campbell Parkway over the weekend. ...more

August 1, 2008

Dead fish lay scattered along Ben T. Davis Beach today as the Fish and Wildlife Commission conducted tests on water samples and fish. ...more

July 31, 2008

CLEARWATER -- Dunedin Causeway Beach and Honeymoon Island State Park could get an even bigger influx of summer tourists as a result of the city of Clearwater closing its Courtney Campbell Causeway Beach because of a fish kill. ...more

July 30, 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

"There are so many mangrove snapper, I caught a limit of keepers while I was trying to cast-net sardines," captain Scott Moore said of a recent trip on Charlotte Harbor. ...more

June 29, 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

February 23, 2008

Windy and cool best describes our weather of late, and it has kept many anglers off the water in recent weeks. ...more

February 6, 2008

Beach Updates Online People wanting to enjoy the beach have an online tool that provides twice-daily updates on conditions at beaches from Pinellas County south to Collier County. Mote Marine Laboratory's Beach Conditions Report provides real-time information about the presence of red tide and other conditions at 23 locations along the west coast. The report can be found at www.mote.org/beaches. ...more

January 21, 2008

A partnership is in the works between the University of South Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory to strengthen marine science research in Central and Southwest Florida. ...more

January 17, 2008

Knock on wood. Let us whistle past the graveyard. We have dodged the bullet. ...more

January 13, 2008