Tucked away on Longboat Key, where the Gulf breeze carries the scent of saltwater and sunshine, sits a bright yellow building that might just house the closest thing to seafood nirvana Florida has to ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced that the application period for Quarter 2 of its Atlantic Red Snapper Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP) Project is now open.

"They live in coastal areas throughout the Caribbean and occur at the northern end of their range in south Florida. They live ...

FWC will soon begin testing state management in Florida in 2026 and 2027 if NOAA Fisheries grants Florida an "exempted ...

This brief summary of local fish species should serve as a guide for what you can take home. Fish regulations change often, and although this list is complete as of this date, it is advised to check ...

Jason Futch [email protected] On Saturday, Sept. 6, Florida is opening its waters to free saltwater fishing for everyone, even if one does not possess a fishing license. License-free fishing ...

GULF COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The 2025 Bay Scallop season is officially underway. The season started Saturday for the Gulf County zone. It includes all state waters from the Mexico Beach Canal to the ...

The latest Florida scalloping season coincides with other season opened already this Summer. While Summer is winding down, new waters for scalloping are opening up in the Panhandle area to round out ...

There’s something magical about a place that time forgot – especially when that place happens to serve some of the freshest seafood you’ll ever taste. Tucked away on Florida’s Gulf Coast, Cortez ...

Ole Miss football coach and social-media instigator Lane Kiffin landed a big and bizarre-looking fish in Florida during the lead up to Independence Day. We know this because of Kiffin’s July 1 X post, ...

Kiffin's recent X post showed the giant trumpetfish he caught in Florida. Another photo he posted included a t-shirt for the boat he was fishing from. Ole Miss football coach and social-media ...

Waters near the Hernando-Pasco lines will join other areas that have opened up. As Summer presses on in Florida, more availability for recreational scalloping is opening up in the state. The 2025 ...