Media Alert from Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management 📸: Day’s Edge Productions Behind the homes and freeways of suburban Palm Beach County, an incredible network of swamps, scrub, and waterways lies waiting to be discovered. "Hidden Wild,"…
Sea turtles can be cold-stunned just like iguanas in Florida. On Sunday, the historic cold weather in Texas caused sea turtles to suffer on South Padre Island in Texas. Sea Turtle Inc., a rehab center there, contacted the public via…
NOAA is expanding the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary from approximately 56 square miles to 160 square miles to protect additional important Gulf of Mexico habitat. The expansion includes 14 critical reefs and banks. Original article published January 19,…
We’re starting the year off with one of the fastest fish in the ocean - the Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans). Sailfish species can grow up to 11 feet long and 220 lbs and are recognized for their large sail-like dorsal…
Commercial anglers say there are too many sharks and their catch is at risk. Conservationists say the shark population is threatened and needs continued protection. What's the answer? The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is currently reviewing the issue.…
Study finds that the U.S. generated 46.3 million tons of plastic waste in 2016 - more than any other country in the world. Between 1.2 million and 2.5 million tons of this waste was mismanaged and either discarded as litter,…
Are sardines smarter than we think? A new model shows that industrial fishing could promote anti-social fish behavior. Scientists from UC Santa Barbara, the Santa Fe Institute and the University of Washington suggest that modern fishing practices could change the…
A new study found that Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) can benefit both conservation and fisheries goals at the same time. Expanding MPAs is often viewed as a threat to the fishing industry who may see protections as a loss of…
The cause of the end of Mayan civilization is still debated among historians, archaeologists and geoscientists. A leading theory suggests that a series of droughts lead to the demise, but a recent study on a sediment core from the Great…
The smallest cetacean in the world is also one of the most critically endangered. With less than 19 individuals in the wild, vaquita populations have suffered over the years due to increased gillnet fishing in their Gulf of California home.…