A study from the University of Florida showed the tropical fish farm industry added more than $172 million in sales to the state's economy in 2021. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints appoints ...

GIBSONTON — Out of south Hillsborough County, buckets filled with tropical fish of all colors moved along a conveyor belt. Segrest Farm workers scooped the fish into plastic bags filled with sedatives ...

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium staff scientist Dr. Hanna Koch observes outplanted coral at Newfound Harbor, Florida, finding signs of eggs and sperm in the coral. Courtesy Mote Marine Laboratory & ...

Aquaculture is not often thought about as being part of the agriculture industry; however, it is a big business in the Tampa Bay area. Aquaculture includes shellfish farms, food fish, aquatic plants, ...

Aquaculture refers to the farming of aquatic organisms, including finfish, crustaceans, mollusks, plants, and algae for human use. It has been practiced by cultures around the globe for millennia.

LAKELAND, Fla.LAKELAND, Fla. — It’s a tense time at Imperial Tropicals, one of central Florida’s largest ornamental fish farms. It will be days, if not weeks, before farmer Fran Drawdy discovers how ...

For decades, Florida has led the U.S. in farming tropical fish. Now it faces pressure from development and competition from other countries. Bernadette Berdychowski is a reporter covering local ...