The Oculina Bank runs from Flagler Beach to Fort Pierce, is thousands of years old, and is found nowhere else in the world.

A federal fishery management council once again has moved forward with a plan that would allow rock shrimpers to drag trawling nets along a protected Florida seafloor and rare deep-water coral reef ...

It's no secret that Florida's iconic coral reefs are in trouble. Repeated body blows from hurricanes, pollution, disease, ...

The FWC Lionfish Challenge in Florida saw record-breaking participation and harvest numbers this year. Some 285 divers removed 31,773 invasive lionfish from fragile coral reef ecosystems in the Gulf ...

Florida has two species of lobsters. The spotted lobster, on the left, isn’t a regular commercial or recreational target like the Caribbean spiny lobster on the right. But new studies by the Florida ...

ABOARD THE LADY GO DIVER – Drifting in the slight chop of the Atlantic Ocean a mile off Florida’s eastern coast, small groups of divers armed with spears and a purpose tumbled deliberately backward ...

The coral researchers weren't sure what they would find in the deep blue brine off of Palm Beach County's coast. An early August dive to a reef named Playpen was the first of the year for the team ...

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council moves forward on reopening the Oculina Bank coral reef. The council will host public meetings before making a formal decision. The Oculina Bank, named ...