South Florida loves its spiny lobsters, meaning loves to catch and eat them. But there’s another lesser-known lobster species whose value extends beyond the dinner plate. The spotted lobster doesn’t ...

Mauricio Maldonado is a digital editor for CBS Miami and has been a digital journalist in the South Florida area since 1997. Mauricio started at the Miami Herald in 1990 and transitioned over to their ...

KEY WEST, Fla. — Florida's spiny lobster season is kicking off next week with its two-day sporting season. On Wednesday, July 26, and Thursday, July 27, the water is open to recreational lobster ...

In addition, no lobstering is permitted in John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo during miniseason. And law enforcement officers are on the water and on land checking divers for possessing ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference in Marathon Wednesday to discuss funding for coral reef protection and restoration. DeSantis appeared along with Roger Young, the executive director of ...

We have been travelling for an hour in a speedboat from Pate Island in Lamu when at 11am, we suddenly come to a stop in the middle of the vast ocean. Omar Mohammed has been vigorously chewing a large ...

MARATHON, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference at a restaurant in Marathon Wednesday morning. DeSantis was joined by Roger Young, executive director of the Florida Fish and ...

Florida has two species of lobsters. The spotted lobster, on the left, isn’t a regular commercial or recreational target like the Caribbean spiny lobster on the right. But new studies by the Florida ...

MARATHON, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced additional money for artificial reef recovery and an extra day for the mini-season for spiny lobsters exclusively for Florida residents. At a press ...