A leisurely fishing trip for Jane Castor, the mayor of Tampa, Florida, took an astonishing turn when she stumbled upon an unexpected and significant discovery off the coast of Marathon in the Florida Keys on July 23rd. The incident has swiftly captured media attention, as Castor and her family unexpectedly unearthed approximately 70 pounds (31.7 kilograms)…

The mayor of Tampa, Florida, found a big catch of another sort while she was fishing off the Florida Keys: 70 pounds of cocaine floating in the Atlantic Ocean.Mayor Jane Castor made the discovery July 23 on a fishing trip with her family. Castor, a longtime Tampa police officer and the city’s first female police…

A man in a shallow 12-foot fishing boat that ended up taking on water was found alive over the weekend after having spent nearly two days on the ocean off Florida, officials said.Charles Gregory, 25, was brought ashore Saturday near St. Augustine and checked out by medical personnel, who found nothing concerning, the Coast Guard…

There has been much buzz about the warming planet's melting Arctic region opening shipping routes and lengthening travel seasons in ocean passageways that ice once blocked. Expanded fishing, trade and tourism is envisioned. Operative word: Envisioned. Scientists at Michigan State University and other institutions report in Climatic Change where vessels are traveling in the ice-covered waters of…

In late June, Madagascar and the European Union struck a new four-year deal allowing fishing vessels flagged to EU countries to resume harvesting tuna in Madagascar’s waters after an unusual four-and-a-half-year gap.The EU says the deal benefits Madagascar by providing key funding to support fisheries governance, and civil society groups praised the Madagascar government for…

A fisherman has been rescued 12 miles off the coast of Florida after 'struggling to stay alive' for 38 hours in a partially submerged 12ft boat - while sharks stalked the drifting vessel.Charles Gregory, 25, was out on a routine early morning fishing trip on Friday off the coast of St. Augustine in Florida when a wave…

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), a well-known conservation group, used Twitter’s logo change to highlight the problems real bird species are facing. Birds around the world are in danger due to climate change, habitat loss, illegal wildlife trade, and overfishing. In North America alone, 3 billion birds have disappeared since the 1970s. WWF…

Oregon has extended rules restricting the number of crab traps in the water and how deep they can drop in the late-season months when humpback whales are more likely to swim thereSALEM, Ore. -- Oregon has extended rules restricting the state's lucrative Dungeness crab fishery in order to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in…

Fisherman pulls in massive 400kg tiger shark off Queensland coast Ryan Selvey reeled in 'a proper bucket list' catch on K'Gari IslandBy Jade Hobman For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:00 BST, 5 August 2023 | Updated: 08:04 BST, 5 August 2023 A 'stoked' fisherman has reeled in a whopping 400kg shark at popular angling spot after…

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