Beach Archive

It’s a sight seen all-too-often in coastal communities — the white bellies of fish floating in our lakes, rivers and other bodies of water. The latest case witnessed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) was at Lake Victor, a popular, 130-acre FWC-managed impoundment in Holmes County.

Navarre Beach Marine Science Station directors were eager to share updates of expansion and new programs with Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce members and other business leaders at a VIP awareness tour Friday morning.

Area anglers rejoice — the 2013 Gulf of Mexico recreational red snapper season begins Saturday, June 1 in state and federal waters.

Saturday marks the close of the recreational harvest of greater amberjack and snook in Gulf of Mexico state and federal waters.

Last year, the Navarre Beach lifeguards visited several area elementary schools, teaching water safety to the students. The visits were so successful that several area schools requested a visit from the lifeguards for career day.

The Navarre Beach Marine Science Station has been chosen to host the Guy Harvey Saltwater Fishing Camp, making it one of only five facilities in Florida to offer the prestigious camp.

Crabbing enthusiasts should take notice that the final week of the stone crab season is upon us. The commercial and recreational harvest of stone crab claws in Florida closes on May 16, with the last day of harvest on May 15.

DAYTONA BEACH (AP) — Staff members at Volusia County’s Marine Science Center have treated almost as many sick sea turtles this year as they did all of last year.

For Navarre Beach Surf Warriors, the fight doesn’t end at the end of a tour.

PENSACOLA (AP) — Some anglers in Pensacola aren’t happy over some new rules designed to curb rowdiness at the Fort Pickens fishing pier.