
Swordfish Shootout returns to Sebastian for sixth year
SEBASTIAN — Anglers will once again chase big swordfish in the waters off the Treasure Coast as the sixth annual Strike-Zone Fishing Bobby Richter Swordfish Shootout gets underway Aug. 6-9,
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SEBASTIAN — Anglers will once again chase big swordfish in the waters off the Treasure Coast as the sixth annual Strike-Zone Fishing Bobby Richter Swordfish Shootout gets underway Aug. 6-9,

MELBOURNE BEACH — The structurally deficient Sebastian Inlet Bridge will undergo a $101.9 million replacement beginning Monday, June 1. The Florida Department of Transportation projects it will take six years

BREVARD COUNTY — A Carnival Cruise Line ship based in Port Canaveral rescued nine people from a disabled boat flying a distress flag off the coast of Sebastian Inlet on

PALM BAY — Seagrass beds in the Indian River Lagoon have grown dramatically in the past two years, with new monitoring data showing both wider coverage and thicker growth across

SEBASTIAN — As Florida’s shorebirds, seabirds and wading birds begin to breed and nest, state wildlife officials are urging visitors to the coast to take simple steps to protect its

SEBASTIAN INLET — Jackson Tenney and Nicole Phillips won their divisions at the 2026 Shore LB Throwdown, which concluded this weekend at Sebastian Inlet with 120 entries from 96 competitors.

VERO BEACH — Florida wildlife officials are proposing to relax boat speed limits in several former manatee gathering areas along the Indian River Lagoon, a move that would mark the

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Anglers are upset by the sudden decision to close Sebastian Inlet State Park’s south jetty to nighttime access, ending a decades-long tradition of round-the-clock fishing at

As crowds descend on Florida’s beaches for the Labor Day weekend, state wildlife officials are urging visitors to protect nesting sea turtles and shorebirds by giving them space, keeping beaches

The Fifth Annual Bottom Grind Offshore Fishing Tournament is on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at the Old Fish House in Grant-Valkaria, Florida. Fishing begins at 6:00 am, with weigh-in from
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