Raising redfish to release into Tampa Bay may be a worthy undertaking, but raising the fry on taxpayer-owned environmental lands isn't a plan the property's overseers easily can support. ...more

March 12, 2009

Raising redfish to release into Tampa Bay may be a worthy undertaking. But raising the fry in buildings with parking lots on taxpayer-owned environmental lands isn't a plan the property's overseers can easily support. ...more

March 11, 2009

Bradley Jackson made an interesting discovery this summer: It turns out Manta rays gliding through the waters of Monterey Bay in California have a lot in common with hermit crabs skittering on the shores of Cockroach Bay in Ruskin. ...more

October 8, 2008

A set of bones found on the beach by a Texas woman and her children could be a deep-sea snake or an eel, a taxidermist told the family. ...more

June 28, 2008

LONGBOAT KEY - A set of bones found on the beach by Tiffany Robinson and her children could be a deep-sea snake or an eel, a taxidermist told the family. ...more

June 26, 2008

Long tapped for recreation, industry and irrigation needs, the Alafia River also has become a major source of drinking water for the growing Tampa Bay region. ...more

October 18, 2007

For years, researchers tried to figure out how much water can be pumped from the Alafia River to meet humans' needs without upsetting the delicate habitat that fish and young marine life need to survive. ...more

October 6, 2007