Fresh Catch

What It's Like to Go Fishing for the First Time

I thought fishing would be boring. Then I felt a tug on my line.

03/01/2022 By Susan Burns

Climate Change

New Report Predicts More Than a Foot of Sea Level Rise for Sarasota-Manatee

The report, released by NOAA and six other federal agencies, says Gulf Coast sea levels will rise 14-18 inches by 2050.

02/15/2022 By Megan McDonald

Consider the Shrimp

Wild Gulf Shrimp Are the World’s Best, But the Future May Be in Aquaculture

Award-winning food and travel writer Alexander Lobrano pens a love letter to Gulf shrimp—and ponders its future.

01/04/2022 By Alexander Lobrano

The Future of Fish

Proposed Aquaculture Facility in the Gulf of Mexico Draws Opposition from Sarasota Environmentalists

Suncoast Waterkeeper founder Justin Bloom says waste from the facility could worsen red tide.

05/10/2021 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Environment

New Study Shows Impact of Oil Exposure on Gulf Fish

Mote Marine Laboratory scientists recently presented research showing that flounder exposed to oiled sediment showed evidence of stress and DNA damage.

02/22/2019 By Staff

Environment

Historian's Talk Will Raise Money for Maritime Museum

Historian Jack E. Davis, recently featured in Sarasota Magazine, will speak at a fundraiser for the Florida Maritime Museum on Thursday, March 14

01/25/2019 By Staff

Environment

Pulitzer-Winning Historian Speaks in Sarasota on Jan. 15

Jack E. Davis' book The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea examines the often-tragic history of the Gulf of Mexico.

12/21/2018 By Staff

The Giving Sea

Read an Excerpt From Jack E. Davis' Pulitzer-Prize Winning The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea

The Gulf won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in history, for a distinguished and appropriately documented book on the history of the United States.

11/29/2018 By Jack E. Davis

The Giving Sea

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Jack E. Davis on the Gulf of Mexico, History and Hope

Before Davis, no one had told the story of the Gulf.

11/29/2018 By Isaac Eger

Article

Only in Sarasota: Lido Beach, Weekday Afternoon

John Pirman sketches the brightly colored umbrellas on Lido Beach.

12/01/2015 By Megan McDonald

Article

New Drilling Bill Raises Alarm in Florida

If it passes, a new bill would allow for drilling in federal waters within 50 miles of Florida’s coastline.

08/04/2015 By Frank Alcock

Election Fever

New Drilling Bill Raises Alarm in Florida

If it passes, a new bill would allow for drilling in federal waters within 50 miles of Florida’s coastline.

08/03/2015 By Frank Alcock

Article

Tour a Gorgeous Siesta Key Beachfront Estate

Aquadisia is an oasis of calm and beauty on the Gulf of Mexico.

07/31/2015 By Ilene Denton

Article

Suncoast Waterkeeper Executive Director Justin Bloom on Our Region's Water Problems

Suncoast Waterkeeper executive director Justin Bloom shares his thoughts on the problems our Gulf and bay face.

06/11/2015 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Article

Photo of the Week: Sarasota's Gulf Air

New Photo of the Week: This one will immediately evoke the smell of Gulf air and Sarasota sunshine.

12/25/2014 By Bobbilynn Hollifield

Article

Photo of the Week: Snowy Egret

This week's Photo of the Week is a snowy egret waiting for dinner to swim by in shallow water

09/04/2014 By Bobbilynn Hollifield

Article

iShots: Winter at the Beach

For this week's collection of iShots, Robert Castro zooms in on one of the reasons we love living in Sarasota: Spending winter days at its beaches.

01/03/2014 By robertc

Article

Photo of the Week: Skyscape

This week's Photo of the Week: A downtown Sarasota view straight to the Gulf of Mexico.

12/31/2013 By Megan McDonald

Article

Photo of the Week: Glowing Sunset on Siesta Key

Photo of the Week; Glowing Sunset on Siesta Key

09/12/2013 By saraf

Article

Photo of the Week: Seagulls at Siesta Key Sunset

07/11/2013 By saraf