TALLAHASSEE — A federal appeals court Thursday rejected a commercial fisherman’s constitutional challenge to Florida rules about pompano fishing in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A three-judge ...

CORTEZ, Fla. — The Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival is back this weekend. The Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage (FISH) hosts this event annually and members say it took a great deal of ...

The annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival is back this weekend to celebrate the Bradenton community’s survival through the decades. But this year, it will also celebrate the village’s resilience ...

Skywatch Bird Rescue said brown pelicans along the coast have been found with deliberate injuries, allegedly linked to ...