How Trump could bring fish farms to the Gulf of Mexico
Seafood companies have long expressed interest in raising large species off the coasts of Louisiana, Texas and Florida.
Tag: Gulf of Mexico
The silencing of clean water advocates
Three challengers to Cape Coral’s effort to remove the Chiquita Lock face a $2 million penalty to cover a law ...
Apalachicola River oil drilling proposal roils the water
Clearwater Land & Minerals of Florida proposes drilling through just north of the Dead Lakes in Calhoun County.
Gulf of Mexico is home to extremely rare whales
With an estimated population of around 50, Rice's whales are particularly vulnerable to boat strikes, pollution and noise.
Climate change made Hurricane Milton stronger, with heavier rain, scientists conclude
A rapid analysis of rainfall trends and Gulf of Mexico temperatures shows many similarities to Hurricane Helene less than two ...
How Hurricane Milton exploded into an ‘extraordinary’ storm
Milton's wind speeds skyrocketed by 90 mph in 24 hours, one of the fastest intensification events ever witnessed in the ...
Florida whales need our help
Both the Rice’s whale and the North Atlantic right whale are disappearing, with protections stalled or pushed back.
Coastal cities’ growing hurricane vulnerability is fed by both climate change and unbridled population growth
Several cities along the Gulf Coast have large socially vulnerable populations at high risk from hurricane damage.
Estuaries in South Florida are warming faster than the Gulf of Mexico and global oceans
Over the past two decades, sea surface temperatures in the estuaries rose 500% faster than in the global oceans.
The summer of love for Gulf whales
Designating a critical habitat area for Gulf of Mexico Rice’s whales is the least we can do to care for ...