NOAA Fisheries Service

Publix Sells Shark Meat: Eat or Avoid?

Since before Jaws used the Jersey shore as an all-you-can-eat buffet, sharks have held a reputation as the monsters of the sea. But no matter how intimidating they appear, the water-bound predators still fall below humans on the food chain. In fact, shark meat is legally sold at certain retailers, ... More >>

Sharks attack, fishermen and scientists battle

Oil Spill Seafood: Miami Chefs Sound Off

via NOAA.gov Commercial and Recreational Fishing Closure in the Oil-Affected Portions of the Gulf of Mexico as of May 25th, 2010. Click for full size map.​The BP Oil Spill is now responsible for the closure of slightly more than 22 percent of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico's "exclusive econo ... More >>

Shark Huggers

Tourists can't wait to get next to them — even if they are eating machines.

Letters from the Issue of May 19, 2005

Shark killers, whimpering liberals, and demanding drag queens

Dead Meat

This time it just might be Mark "the Shark" Quartiano who ends up being filleted

Captives

Seaquarium stonewalls about the health and well-being of Lolita the orca

Letters from the Issue of May 2, 2002

Baseball been very very good to them

Hooked on Death

When clueless tourist meets shameless skipper, it's a good bet there'll be blood on the docks

Livin' la Vida Orca

Howard Garrett carries the torch for an aging aquatic entertainer named Lolita

Going Under

As the world's most-coveted sport fish swim toward extinction, Miami researchers strive to save them

Parks and Profits

Believe it or not, Miami's planning czar Jack Luft says he can make Virginia Key both lovely and lucrative

Flipper's Revenge

They're cute. They're cuddly. They're smart. And as the fiasco at Sugarloaf Key shows, they make humans do crazy things.

If You Sink It, They Will Come

Creating an artificial reef is no longer a slam-dunk affair, despite an abundance of missile sites, water towers, and wanna-be philanthropists

Treasured Isle

This time next year an RV campground will occupy Virginia Key. Say sayonara to one of the city's last patches of green.

The One That Didn't Get Away

A National Marine Fisheries Service scientist hooks some big violations

The Flap Over Flipper

So you want to swim with the dolphins? Be prepared for two things: An argument from activists and a chance that the dolphins will make contact -- serious contact.

MacArthur Causeway