Aug 15, 2013
Sea turtle hatching begins on Pensacola Beach, anticipated on Navarre Beach
Pensacola Beach’s record-setting number of sea turtle nests this season are starting to hatch. Three of the 20 nests have hatched, confirmed Mark Nicholas, a biologist with Gulf Islands National Seashore.
Aug 15, 2013
Family nails down up-close video of hammerhead shark
A family with plenty of beach experience and encounters with marine life, the Damrons didn’t get overly excited when they first saw a fin moving through the water and coming toward them last Thursday on Navarre Beach.
Aug 8, 2013
Program blends conservation, history and fun for area youth
This year’s Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) serving at the Gulf Islands National Seashore included five Navarre High School students, along with other teens from Gulf Breeze and Pensacola.
Aug 1, 2013
Gray triggerfish, greater amberjack seasons open
Recreational season for gray triggerfish and greater amberjack opened today in Gulf of Mexico state and federal waters. The commercial harvest of gray triggerfish also reopened today in Gulf state and federal waters.
Aug 1, 2013
Florida’s beaches to be available on Google Maps
ST. PETERSBURG — Florida’s 825 miles of beaches are coming to a computer near you.
Aug 1, 2013
Beach communities urge safety after 3 drownings
PENSACOLA BEACH — Parents Steve and Jamie Colbert kept a constant watch Tuesday as their sons played in the gently rolling surf off Pensacola Beach.
Jul 25, 2013
Red snapper quota increased for federal waters
NEW ORLEANS — Fishing regulators voted to increase this year’s red snapper quota by 2.5 million pounds and to start a recreational season Oct. 1 if the anglers’ share of the catch so far allows it.
Jul 25, 2013
Two Navarre Beach groups seek county funding
There is much excitement over projects planned by two groups housed in county property at Navarre Beach County Park. Santa Rosa County Commissioners heard two separate funding requests from the lessees at the July 22 committee meeting.
Jul 25, 2013
Sunken boat near Juana’s not illegal
A sunken boat just off the coast near Juana’s Pagoda in the sound has attracted the attention of both playful children and concerned citizens. As kids are climbing on and leaping from the boat, residents and visitors have wondered if there is a safety concern – or even a legal one.
Jul 18, 2013
Kayak fishermen rescue injured sea turtle off of Navarre Beach
Three kayak fishermen rescued a badly injured Loggerhead sea turtle Tuesday after they found it exhausted and close to death about a half-mile off shore at Navarre Beach.