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News Stories
July 29, 2010


Birds and boats

Birds are a wonderful part of nature. To a boater, they can be a sign of good luck.
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Musings on Goliath grouper

Do you remember the first time that you saw a fish that was larger than you? My first encounter with a really big fish came during a scuba dive under the Boca Grande phosphate dock.
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Don't assume it's a flamingo just because it's pink

A few weeks ago, a good friend came running up to me on the beach.
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Undersea world of treasures, part two

In last week's column, I touched on just some of the amazing sea life that exists beneath the Gulf of Mexico.
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How to get started sailing

We write a lot of sailboat racing and regattas in this space, so when Waterline editor Josh Olive suggested writing about ways for a sailing newbie to get on the water, I knew I could do so from first-person perspective.
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Not all boating experience is helpful

I am certain most of you recall the tragic accident in March 2009 in which a boat capsized and three of the four on board (all NFL players) drowned.
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Fishing with the stingrays

There are so many variables that can affect any given day on an inshore tidal flat.
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A little bit more on lines

This past weekend I spent a few minutes at the local boat ramp.
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NOAA re-opens one-third of closed Gulf fishing area

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration re-opened 26,388 square miles of Gulf waters to commercial and recreational fishing July 22.
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Anglers invited to join Mote's new permit study

Mote Marine Laboratory is inviting anglers to participate in a new study about one of Florida's least-understood sport fish: Permit.
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The scrub jay fallacy

Editor's note: This is a repeat of a prior column.
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Nothing ever stays the same

"Change is the law of life, and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
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