Some USF faculty and students are divided on whether the protection act is a scientific necessity or simply an emotional ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — For the first time since 2018, someone other than Bill Mutz will soon be the mayor of Lakeland. The mayor’s spot, along with two commission seats, will be determined on Tuesday, ...

Giant manta rays congregate in the Galapagos Islands more than any other place in the world. It's one of the best places to have a magical encounter with one of the ocean's most majestic animals. The ...

The vessel rolled in the swell as fishers pulled huge nets bursting with tuna onto the deck then poured the catch down a loading hatch. But Melissa Cronin wasn’t there for the tuna. She was looking ...

A group that studies manta rays in Florida has shared disturbing footage of a high-speed vessel plowing over a large manta as it cruised near the surface beyond an inlet. “I was filming a manta ...

A juvenile manta ray named Ozzy was found dead near the Boynton Beach Inlet from a boat strike. Scientists are concerned that boat traffic in the narrow, fast-moving inlet may pose a threat to the ...

A giant manta ray was captured off Panama City Beach, sparking public outrage and national attention. The capture was permitted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for an aquarium ...

Sailors have been known for telling tall tales. So when Terry Kennedy, a now 83-year-old sailor, would talk about swimming with his friend off Mexico’s remote Revillagigedo Islands in the late 1980s, ...

In “The Last Dive,” director Cody Sheehy follows Terry Kennedy, an ex-Hell’s Angel-turned manta ray conservationist, on a personal journey to Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. After a stint in jail, Kennedy, a ...

Florida lawmakers are questioning the state's wildlife commission after an endangered giant manta ray was captured for Sea World Abu Dhabi. Advocates are also challenging the FWC's decision to allow a ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has temporarily stopped issuing licenses for new catches of shark and ray species listed under the Endangered Species Act. In a letter obtained ...