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Jeff Dudas
Founder and Editor
Gerard Foti
Contributing Editor
Sarasota, Florida - published daily since 2002

Top Stories

Scientists Finally Know What Caused the Eerie Clicking Sound Thousands of Feet Beneath the Pacific Ocean

Carp-e Diem: Making The Most Of A ‘Trash Fish’

Government inaction: Shark petting ban fails to move forward in Iowa Legislature

NOAA Withdraws New Speed Limits for Boats; Mariners Cheer, Others Fear for Right Whales’ Survival; 'we don’t need a sledgehammer'

Mexico: 'Goals met' to protect last eight vaquita from extinction

Aussie fishermen fight to stop sharks impeding their catch: Reintroduce culling sharks

Death of young Irish diver Robby Kinlan is the latest incident on Ko Tao. Police suggest cardiac failure

‘Serrated blade’ stuck in rock on UK beach is ancient sea creature tooth, experts say

Aussie authorities reveal diver illegally shot shark with speargun; 'It was quite shocking, I felt sorry for the shark'

Albino Fish Caviar sold for $20,000 per kg at aqua culture event at the Livestock Festival in Abu Dhabi

Help create a life-size right whale art installation in Fernandina Beach: You just need to bring the “right” type of shell

Two humpback whales freed of entangling gear in separate response events off Maui

Orca Sightings Along the Brazilian Coast Become More Frequent

Shaq Bought a Huge Koi Fish and Called It Charles Barkley

Shark Tour Worker Attacked on Oahu’s North Shore

‘Barbaric’ torture: ‘World’s loneliest orca’ has ‘bent body’ after 32 years trapped in tiny pool as video shows killer whale lying motionless

Huge, rare Mekong catfish spotted in Cambodia, raising conservation hopes

Healing waters: Fish undergo successful surgery at B.C. aquarium

How one sailor survived 76 days lost at sea after colliding with a whale... and what he learned

Millions watch as they swim with gators, snatch snakes. Meet the Everglades influencers

NATO turned to elite divers to test sabotage protections for critical undersea cables increasingly at risk

Watch: Diver walks 370 feet underwater on a single breath

Scientists mystified by massive structures found deep beneath the Pacific Ocean

Grey seals, minke whales and bluefin tuna: is the North Sea bouncing back to its glory days?

Shocking, drastic decline in Mediterranean shark numbers despite protection

Scientists Find Strange Fish Can Have Sex Up to 27 Times Per Day

Experts say Trump is right yet all wrong on whale deaths

Herbicide threatens manatee immune systems, UF study finds

Nevermind: The Endangered Fish That Halted a Major Dam Was Never Endangered After All

Man eater: We're 'hardwired' to fear sharks, but there are ways to reduce risk when entering the water

New worry: Microplastic Fibers Are Rife Within Oregon's Fish

Plan your dive – dive your plan: Hal Watts, ‘Mr Scuba’ who broke underwater records and set up diving’s first certification agency

Mourning period: Grieving orca mom carries dead calf on her nose for fifth day

Whale, dolphin populations on the decline after Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Tuna 'as fat as a cow' goes for $1.3 million at auction in Japan

Chefs and home cooks send trout sales leaping amid farmed salmon fears

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Other News...

Rare pygmy whale stranded off the Florida Keys dies from his injuries

Right whale 'Grand Teton' and calf spotted off Amelia Island

New England Aquarium team spots more than 75 endangered right whales off coast of Maine; ' in all directions'

Mourning period: Famous mother orca still carrying body of 2nd dead calf

From the sex lives of pygmy seahorses to parasites living in fish nostrils: these photos tell extraordinary ocean stories

A mystery unfolds of an orca that washed up on Carmel River State Beach last fall; 'It literally looked like a movie scene'

The bizarre frogfish has “fishing motor neurons” controlling the rods on its head

Second group of ‘fish astronauts’ set to board Tiangong space station this year

Photos: San Diego researchers scan rare skeleton of world’s smallest endangered porpoise

Fisherman shocked after a dolphin suddenly jumps into his boat while cruising near Stradbroke Island

Brookfield Zoo expecting first bottlenose dolphin birth in a decade

Rare for the region, Pygmy killer whale found stranded on Florida Keys beach. Take a look

Five years, multiple deaths: what is happening at the home of the last captive whales in Canada?

Australia: Shark and crocodile warning as 10 melon-headed whales found dead on Kimberley beach

Heart-stopping moment Olympic kitesurfer swoops in to rescue drowning girl

Caught on camera: Humpback whales freed off Maui

North Atlantic right whale pair seen off Treasure Coast over the weekend

New worry: Grey seals inflicting slow, painful death on porpoises

'Heartbreak in San Diego' as baby whale found with no mom; video

How an eel-like bloodsucking invasive species nearly wiped out fishing in the Great Lakes

Farm-raised or wild-caught? Which is the healthier option for consumption?

Dolphin research suggests rare alliance behavior found in Tin Can Bay group

New worry: Hong Kong pink dolphin numbers dwindle to a handful

Life during wartime: Gaza fishermen's cruel dolphin capture draws international condemnation

Mexico: Young humpback whale wrapped in fishing net washes ashore in Mazatlan

New record 'living fossil' bowfin fish caught on New Jersey creek

Hong Kong: Sixth stranded porpoise carcass of the year found in Clearwater Bay

New worry: 3 Indian River Lagoon dolphins die of suspected bird flu; 'they are confused'

BBC series features NZ false killer whales filmed in Northland

‘The worst way of dying’: scientists urge coordinated effort to stop whales getting tangled

Photo op: Guangxi's Sanniang Bay, hometown of Chinese white dolphins

Dolphin dialect: Machine learning tool has an ear for accents

Over 70 Bryde's whales identified in 7 years near China's Weizhou Island

First-of-its-kind video shows deep-sea fish escape by swimming backward. Take a look

'Largest recorded UK catfish' caught in Essex lake

Swimmers flee as shark infiltrates net at Western Australia beach

White shark 'Breton' who made shark 'self-portrait' pings off Florida, 2nd time in 4 days

Australia: Support grows to ditch shark nets along popular beaches

New Zealand: Two pilot whales dead, eight stranded awaiting rescue at Farewell Spit

Tiny fish on ketamine may show how drug eases depression

'Vampires of the Great Lakes': Parasitic sea lampreys exceed targets in all Great Lakes

Expert celebrates the presence of sharks at Western Australian beaches

Over 30 dolphins wash up on Russia’s Black Sea coast following oil spill

Kiwi Lifeguards swap beach patrol for Bottlenose dolphin rescue

Doc film exploring Lake Erie fishing nets Leamington audiences; 'I wanted to show what it was really like on Lake Erie'

Mass sardine beaching hits northern Japan, cleanup delayed

Randy watch: Scientists identify pre-mating behaviors of whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef

The quirky UK airport with a runway that’s hidden underwater twice a day

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More news...

It’s electric! One-of-a-kind fish barrier project aims to preserve walleye population

Duo break into fish farm to take exotic fish that grows to 440 pounds, Florida cops say

Fish with lips bigger than any cosmetic surgery makes waves online

Boom: Never before have there been more Icelandic-farmed fish

US Navy divers get augmented vision display

When this underwater robot went on a 55-day mission to one of the darkest places on Earth, it found something staggering

Divers perform underwater dragon dance in Bangkok to welcome upcoming Chinese New Year

Artificial gills for ocean gliders: A new energy system for autonomous underwater vehicles

Sarasota's Midnight Pass: Hurricanes re-opened it, officials ponder ways to keep it open

Wigan flood victim's plea to rebuild monster fish collection lost in flood

In New England, climate change is moving fast. The fishing industry is not

Kiwi: Skipper reports 4 incidents of fishing in marine reserve this summer

Activists disappointed Florida Manatees will not be granted endangered status for now

Trinidad: 330-pound grouper caught off North Coast

Winter fishing draws global tourists to China's frozen lakes

New Zealand: Great white shark circles Whangarei kayaker; 'okay, that’s really not good'

Scuba divers who suffer IPO should not dive again – report

Chinese food: Animal cruelty is caught on video at San Francisco Asian markets — but city says it can’t act

Bloody hell: I watched a shark kill a man in front of my eyes. Then it came for me

New worry: Icelandic delicacy fermented shark may soon be in short supply

Hawaii: Tour boat employee rushed to hospital after apparent shark bite

Man, 23, suffers ‘apparent shark bite’ to arm on North Shore

Rescuers searching for sea lion that repeatedly wandered onto highway

Barking sea lions keep Bowen Island residents up at night

Quadriplegic man completes scuba dive training with help from Provo nonprofit; 'I can do it, I'll enjoy it'

Sea lions take back damaged Santa Cruz Wharf

Fish with 'human teeth' makes a splash as seafood find goes viral

Maine: Plan for stricter lobster fishing rules scrapped amid strong opposition from lobstermen

Mystery as hundreds of dead fish wash up on Coogee beach in Perth

Fewer manatees died in Florida last year, but more were rescued after storms

New worry: Microplastics found in many of Oregon's most popular fish

Woman who lost hand in shark attack denied insurance claim for prosthetic

Bronze whaler shark freed from Cottesloe Beach net after being shot with a speargun

Local man reflects on his fishing trips with President Jimmy Carter; 'It was a big year'

Activist seeks to halt dolphin importation from Greece to Clearwater Marine Aquarium

Highly-trained 'clearance divers' skilled in deep diving on site: Indian Navy on miners rescue ops

Scuba diving has opened my eyes to a new world. Being a beginner again feels magical

New worry: Biologists find bird flu in Indian River Lagoon dolphins

Two melon-headed whales wash up on Georgia coast, one on North Shore of Tybee Island

Quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction, conservationists warn

India: Divers race to reach miners inside flooded pit

President-Elect Trump Vows to Halt Wind Farms, Claims They’re Harmful to Whales and the Environment

New Zealand: Tragic end for stranded dolphin calf rescued on Christmas Eve

Mysterious 'encounters' keep happening: Norwegian sail boat severely damaged by orcas off the coast

‘I really thought I was going to die’: Former Massachusetts resident loses arm in shark attack

Close encounter with ‘Trevor’ the tiger shark prompts call for quicker Perth beach warnings

Using drones to help diagnose injury in endangered North Atlantic right whales

'Forever surfing, forever loved': community memorial for shark attack victim

Bemidji State grad student Griffin Blegen blends love of outdoors and photography