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.
A video is blowing up on social media of an protected giant manta ray being taken from the waters off the Florida Panhandle and a South Florida-based company is behind the controversial catch.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the "Boater Freedom Act“ into law during a news conference in Panama City Beach on Monday.
A 4-year-old child died after falling from a balcony at a seaside Florida resort over the weekend.