At least eight people along the Gulf Coast have died and 22 others have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus bacteria.

This west-central Florida town is known for its beautiful island beaches, cute downtown area with boutiques and restaurants, ...

The Florida Department of Health has confirmed 5 people have died in the state due to Vibrio vulnificus infections.

Oyster shell recycling is helping rebuild reefs, protect shorelines, and restore marine life across the Gulf Coast. Here’s how the process works—and why it matters.

Naples, Florida—it’s my happy place. Tucked along Florida’s southwest coast, just a quick two-hour drive from Boca Raton, ...

The Louisiana Department of Health issued an advisory last week building on an Advocate Outdoors story published in June ...

Devastating hurricanes have failed to dampen spirits in the Floridian city of Fort Myers which keeps on reinventing itself, ...

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J.–Every year, hungry restaurant patrons slurp down fat, juicy oysters, their greyish-white shells ...

The “coastal ecosystem engineers” are thriving in man-made reefs of concrete and recycled shells that protect coastlines here ...

Indian Pass Raw Bar sits at the crossroads of history and simplicity, a former trading post transformed into a seafood sanctuary that has locals and visitors alike making pilgrimages from across the ...

Just off Florida’s Gulf Coast lies a slice of paradise that seems plucked from a castaway fantasy. Anclote Key Preserve State Park floats tantalizingly on the horizon, visible from Tarpon Springs yet ...