It was a perfect summer afternoon as we sped out into the Gulf of Mexico off of the coast of Crystal River in central west Florida's Citrus County. The water was flat, the sun warm, and the scallops ...

Florida may attract millions of visitors a year with high-speed roller-coasters and white-sand beaches; but as a native ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Snorkelers searching for scallops congregate over seagrass beds as lookouts keep watch onboard their boats. Florida bay scallop ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ORLANDO, Fla. — Crystal River‘s visitors can embark on a unique underwater scavenger hunt with the reward of meaty morsels of ...

Skimming the surface of the water, outfitted in a mask, snorkel and fins and gripping a mesh bag, I’m intensely scanning the sandy floor of the Gulf waters in New Port Richey on the southern coast of ...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — The 2023 Bay Scallop Season is right around the corner for any divers ready to put their masks, snorkels and fins on. For residents in Pasco County, this year's season kicks off ...

Kaley Taylor holds up a scallop she found in Homosassa Bay on Saturday, July 14, 2018. (Cassie Armstrong/Orlando Sentinel/TNS) Scallopers enter the water in Homosassa Bay on Saturday, July 14, 2018.

The highly anticipated Florida bay scallop season has officially begun, drawing seafood enthusiasts to the waters off Taylor and Dixie counties. Recreational harvesting is now permitted in these areas ...

Tucked along the Gulf Coast where the Steinhatchee River meets the sea, Steinhatchee, Florida, is the kind of small town that feels like a step back in time—in the best way. With fewer than 1,000 ...

Florida bay scallop season has started, and seafood lovers from across the state are already venturing off the coasts of Taylor and Dixie counties, where recreational harvesting is permitted now ...