NEW ORLEANS — Members of Congress say they expect relaxed catch limits for red snapper this year in light of a new study finding three times the number previously thought to swim in the Gulf of Mexico, but experts note that tripled quotas are extremely unlikely. The Great Red Snapper Count announced Wednesday said there appear to […]
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Florida Family Finds Dead Snake Inside Their Clothes Dryer
GROVELAND, Florida — After their clothes dryer began blowing out a lot of lint, a Florida family called a repair man who discovered a dead snake rather than a jammed motor. “I was like oh — that’s what caused the motor to blow,” Alyson Pring told Orlando television station WKMG. Repairman Darrell Cobble stopped by to […]
St. Thomas Diver Pleads With Local Fishermen On Social Media: ‘Please Don’t Catch Parrotfish!’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas diver is calling on local fishermen to stop catching parrotfish for people to eat here, saying the fishes daily behavior promotes healthy coral growth. Eladio Camacho of St. Thomas wrote a post on Facebook on Tuesday morning saying that “PARROTFISH ARE IMPORTANT!” “I feel sorry for the parrotfishes! Yes, […]
Center For Biological Diversity Sues Trump Administration Seeking To Protect Rare St. Croix Skink
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit against Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to protect eight rare species of skink, a type of lizard, under the Endangered Species Act. The skinks are found only in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto […]
CONCH: It’s What’s For Dinner Here … But How Long Will The Supply Last?
FLORIDA KEYS — The queen conch is a large marine mollusk with a beautiful shell that is prized for export. The gastropod inside the shell is featured on menus across the region. But the conch’s numbers are rapidly dwindling, and researchers say action is needed to save them. In Key West, Florida, known locally as […]
Interior Department Gives $2.5 Million To V.I. To Fund Wildlife and Recreation Projects
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior announced $2,501,621 in funding to the U.S. Virgin Islands to support critical state conservation and outdoor recreation projects on Tuesday. The announcement is part of $1.1 billion in annual national funding going to state wildlife agencies from revenues generated by the Pittman-Robertson […]