Most residents of our area have never encountered this beautiful aquatic reptile the Diamondback Coastal Terrapin. Population numbers are small, and they live in a very narrow band of habitat where our coastal salt marshes and sea grass… Read More
Summertime at the beach is a family tradition for Franklin County residents and many visitors from inland regions far and wide. As the Gulf waters warm and more people take a dip you will begin to hear more… Read More
The bite from the stingray was gentle by most standards, barely noticeable. There were a few tell-tale bumps before the line started moving slowly to the left. The rod tip came up in anticipation and the fish sensed… Read More
Who would ever imagine spiders living underwater on an oyster reef? Believe it or not, they do. The tremendous productivity of our Gulf coastal waters has made them important to humans throughout history. Bivalves such as scallops, clams and… Read More
It will be a long time before the memories of Hurricane Michael fade in the mind’s eye of many seafood workers in the Mid-Florida Panhandle. Most people have been made aware of how destructive the storm surge was… Read More
The devastation delivered to people in the mid-Florida Panhandle by Michael is still very evident if you look around our area. Cleanup in Franklin County has been amazingly rapid as citizens and local governments work to restore a… Read More
Snakes are some of the coolest animals on the planet but I’ll admit to something right up front; when a snake surprises me, I still jump, often. Even if I seem composed on the outside, something inside me… Read More
It may be a long time before the memories of Hurricane Michael begin to fade in the mind’s eye for residents of the Florida Panhandle. A record-breaking tropical cyclone in many respects, Michael caught a lot of… Read More
You might get that impression from the movies but if you look at the data you will see quite a different story. With nearly fifty species identified in the Gulf of Mexico, an encounter with a shark is… Read More
by Les Harrison “If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing,” so said English essayist Thomas Penson De Quincey. This early 19th century writer and social commentator published extensively… Read More
