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  1. Catch-and-release extension for snook, redfish and sea trout angers some Tampa Bay anglers
    Feb. 20• Environment
    Debbie and her husband Michael, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, fish from the Dunedin Causeway Thursday. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission extended the period of catch and release for several species of fish along the west coast of Florida. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times]
  2. Red Tide toll prompts state to limit some fishing to catch-and-release
    Feb. 19• Environment
    A slurry of dead fish, the result of Red Tide, moved out of Clearwater Harbor on the north side of Sand Key Park during a 16-month-long algae bloom. So many fish were killed that the state is limiting anglers to catch-and-release when it comes to snook, redfish and sea trout. [Times photo (2018) by Douglas R. Clifford]
  3. Florida moving ahead to take over federal wetlands permitting
    Feb. 19• Environment
    A pair of wood storks, left, and a large group of white ibis rest and feed in a wetland area off Loop Road in the Big Cypress National Preserve. Florida is home to more wetlands than any other state except Alaska. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times (2008)]
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  5. Didn’t that used to be a golf course? Pasco plan says you better keep it mowed
    Feb. 18• Pasco
    Pasco County commissioners introduced an ordinance Tuesday governing upkeep of empty property after residents complained about the condition of the Links Golf Club in Hudson, which closed in June 2019. [MICHELE MILLER | Times]
  6. Should Florida lakes and forests have rights in court? Lawmakers weigh in.
    Feb. 18• Environment
    Rep. Blaise Ingoglia on the floor of the Florida House in 2017. [SCOTT KEELER | Times] [SCOTT KEELER | TAMPA BAY TIMES]
  7. Massive bird migration over Key West captured by weather radar
    Feb. 17• Environment
    In this radar image from the National Weather Service's Key West facility, a massive flock of migratory birds is seen moving north early Monday. The green/yellow objects are biological objects flying north over the Keys. The darker blue objects indicate rain. [National Weather Service]
  8. Right whales even more at risk as deaths rise with climate change
    Feb. 17• Environment
    These marine mammals were named "right whales" because they were considered by whalers to be "the right ones to hunt." [NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION]
  9. Climate change is also on the ballot in Clearwater’s election
    Feb. 15• Environment
    Island Estates, a neighborhood in Clearwater Bay. There are three City Council races on this year's ballot as the city prepares for the realities of climate change. [LUIS SANTANA | TIMES | Tampa Bay Times]
  10. Who wouldn’t want a coastal, aquatic preserve? Lots of people, apparently
    Feb. 12• Pasco
    Florida Department of Environmental Protection staff conduct regular seagrass monitoring to assess the health and diversity of seagrass meadows within the St. Martins Marsh and Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserves north of Tampa Bay. A state legislator wants to extend the aquatic preserve to all of Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties. Charlie Shoemaker for The Pew Charitable Trusts [Charlie Shoemaker for The Pew Charitable Trusts]
  11. Who’s shooting or stabbing dolphins in Florida? Investigators want to find out.
    Feb. 11• Environment
    One of two dolphins found dead in Florida recently of gunshot or stab wounds. [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]
  12. Senate wants OJ to flow again at Florida welcome centers
    Feb. 7• Business
    Florida stopped providing free juice at welcome centers last year. [Times (2015)] [Tampa Tribune]
  13. Florida oysters are a lot smaller than they used to be. Climate change may be the reason
    Feb. 5• Environment
    USF scientist Stephen Hesterberg holds two oyster shells from Crystal River -- one small and modern, the other large and prehistoric. Hesterberg was part of a team of scientists who have documented how Florida oysters have shrunk since prehistoric times. Climate change may be a factor. [Courtesy of the University of South Florida] [Photo from USF]
  14. Lawmakers seek to end Florida’s key role in shark fin trade
    Feb. 4• Florida
    In this Jan. 29, 2020 photo made available by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, confiscated hammerhead shark fins are displayed at the Port of Miami. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, that the shipment of dried fins was believed to have originated in South America and was likely bound for Asia. Officials estimate the total commercial value of 18 boxes of fins to be between $700,000 and $1 million. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP) [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP]
  15. Magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits between Cuba and Jamaica
    Jan. 28• Nation & World
    The U.S. Geological Survey says a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica on Tuesday. [Google] [Foto: Cortesía]
  16. Pasco County park reels 'em in at annual Fishing Festival
    Jan. 26• Pasco
    Kathryn Sharkey, 9, of Masarkytown, proves to have a swift hand in casting at the Family Fishing Festival held Jan, 18 at Withlacoochee River Park in Dade City. Looking on, is her dad, Devon Sharkey (right). [MICHELE MILLER | Times]
  17. What’s up with the smoke over Tampa Bay? Thank Levy County.
    Jan. 22• Environment
    Smoke from the Levy County controlled burn travelled across three counties in order to reach Hillsborough. [VisitTampaBay.com]
  18. Greta Thunberg returns Donald Trump’s climate jibe
    Jan. 21• Nation & World
    Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg listens as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday. The 50th annual meeting of the forum will take place in Davos from Jan. 21 until Jan. 24. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) [MARKUS SCHREIBER | AP]
  19. Number of shark attacks down sharply for 2nd year in a row
    Jan. 21• Environment
    Researchers aboard the R/V Bellows work to bring a blacktip shark aboard during a research cruise on Monday, April 17, 2017, off the coast of Florida. The blacktip shark are responsible for most unprovoked shark attacks in Florida waters.
  20. As seas rise, a Florida Keys ‘ghost forest’ makes a last stand
    Jan. 20• Environment
    Sea rise is pushing inland and amplifying the threats from hurricanes, wiping out one of the rarest forests on the planet in the Florida Keys. [MATIAS J. OCNER | mocner@miamiherald.com]
  21. Your Florida coastal home could lose 15% of its value by 2030 due to sea rise
    Jan. 17• Real Estate
    Flooding from an October king tide in Miami Shores fills streets, sidewalks and driveways at its peak. [Miami Herald]
  22. Pasco couple pleads guilty to trafficking Indonesian wildlife
    Jan. 16• Crime
    Two babirusa pigs are shown at Lowry Park Zoo in this photo from 1995. A Tampa Bay couple is accused of distributing remnants from exotic animal species, including a babirusa skill. [Tampa Bay Times]
  23. PolitiFact: The leading 2020 Democrats’ climate change plans, explained
    Jan. 16• The Buzz
    Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,, center, speaks as fellow candidates businessman Tom Steyer, from left, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. listen, Tuesday during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) [PATRICK SEMANSKY | AP]
  24. Miami Beach is dumping $16 million in fresh sand to push back against erosion
    Jan. 15• Environment
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dumps new sand from Central Florida along the Miami Beach shoreline near 65th Collins Avenue on Monday. [MATIAS J. OCNER | Miami Herald]
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