Two administrators at the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg are suspected of having stolen tens of thousands of dollars in state funds by having checks made to companies that didn't provide any products in return, according to court documents. ...more

March 23, 2009

The young manatee's mother was nowhere to be seen, and it didn't react when people in kayaks approached it. ...more

March 18, 2009

The young manatee's mother was nowhere to be seen, and it didn't react when people in kayaks approached it. ...more

March 17, 2009

It's great news for conservationists, biologists and boaters. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's manatee count the week of Jan. 19 turned in - by far - the highest number of animals recorded since counts began in 1991, with a remarkable total count of 3,807 manatees statewide. ...more

February 1, 2009

Hurricane Gustav's eye stayed far from Southwest Florida, but the storm's waves and surge dampened the region's best sea turtle nesting season in years. ...more

September 5, 2008

Rare loggerhead sea turtles are having a record nesting season on the Georgia coast and have been laying eggs in promising numbers on southern Atlantic beaches from Florida to the Carolinas. ...more

August 15, 2008

Things look promising this summer for those who love the taste of bay scallops. The season opened Tuesday, and the annual scallop survey conducted by the Florida Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg showed numbers at least doubling in some areas since last year. And even locations where scallops have been absent for decades are showing good populations, according to FWRI biologist Steve Geiger. ...more

July 2, 2008

Though a lot of anglers seem to have forgotten it, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission passed a rule last fall adding February to the closed snook season on the state's west coast. The winter closure formerly had run from Dec. 15 to Jan. 31. ...more

February 6, 2008

Consider it making something good out of a bad situation. ...more

January 25, 2008

With overnight temperatures forecast to plunge as low as 40 degrees early this week, it appears the Bay area will get the first real touch of winter at last. And though anglers have enjoyed the short-sleeve weather thus far, the change will be welcomed by many fishermen. ...more

December 16, 2007