Topic: Florida Bay
Two groups of explorers hooked up last Tuesday in the middle of the Everglades after separate weeklong paddling expeditions that began on opposite...
A group of community activists don't want local cities and counties to lose the power to control the sale of fertilizer to prevent pollution of...
After the Seminole Wars, which occurred sporadically from 1817 to 1858, interest in the Everglades centred on exploiting its wildlife, especially the heron and egret for their feathers and the alligator for its hide. The natural Everglades drainage system, supplied with fresh ...
The Everglades occupies a shallow limestone-floored basin that slopes imperceptibly southward at about 2.4 inches per mile (about 4 cm per km). Hardwood hammocks consist of thick stands of tropical (mahogany, cocoplum, and strangler fig) and temperate (saw palmetto, live oak ...
SAN FRANCISCO- The federal government will protect critical habitat for the endangered smalltooth sawfish along the southwestern coast of Florida between Charlotte Harbor and Florida Bay. The rule, published in today's Federal Register, comes in response to the settlement of a ...
The redfin needlefish, Strongylura notata, is a member of the family Belonidae. The dorsal, caudal and anal fins of S. notata are orange to reddish. In addition to the redfin needlefish, two other species of Strongylura are found in the IRL: The ...
The goldspotted killifish, Floridichthys carpio, is one of three recorded North American species of the family Cyprinodontidae (Nordlie 2006). The body of F. carpio is short, deep and chubby, with convex dorsal profile (Robins & Ray 1986). This species is similar in shape ...
Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey said last week that data from a 50-year study of glaciers in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest indicate they have melted at a rapid and accelerating rate, mostly likely due to global warming.. The Associated ...
(Associated Press) -- Boat captain Tad Burke looks out over Florida Bay and sees an ecosystem that's dying as politicians, land owners and environmentalists bicker.. He's been plying these waters for nearly 25 years, and has seen the declines in shrimp ...
Experts fear Florida Bay's ecology on brink of collapse, threatening tourism, fisheryBoat captain Tad Burke looks out over Florida Bay and sees an ecosystem that's dying as politicians, land owners and environmentalists bicker.He's been plying these waters for ...
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Everglades- Navigating Florida Bay Part1 WATERWAYS
Because Florida Bay is one of the most difficult (and ...2010-01-20 -
Florida Bay Coasters - Introduction-1
Introducing the most unique, affordable, personal, live-aboard ferry-yachts, each custom-built ...2007-09-20 -
Video Essay: Florida Bay Facing Ecological ...
As Everglades restoration slows to a crawl, Florida Bay, at ...2009-08-05
