fishing

Hundreds of Florida waters are considered “impaired” for fish consumption. As a result the state Department of Health advises that most fish caught shouldn’t be eaten more than twice a week. But that message does not always get through to subsistence fishers.

On a balmy evening this past February, before the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in South Florida, Capt. Bouncer Smith motored his 33...

Shrimp harvested in Florida waters and shipped out for human consumption literally won’t have to be put on ice any longer.With an eye on growing Asian…

Florida wildlife officials have changed fishing rules for snook and redfish in areas hit hard by a devastating red tide just ahead of the opening of the…

The public will have a chance to weigh in on the future of shore-based shark fishing at a series of public meetings that kick off next week in Bradenton…

There will be no harvesting of Goliath Grouper in Florida, for now.

Seafood is a big part of South Florida’s culinary scene and its culture. Conch, snapper, mahi mahi, grouper, marlin and stone crab -- they have places...

Despite a months-long season for red snapper in state waters off Florida and other Gulf states, fisherman across the Gulf of Mexico are gearing up to...