Florida applied for a permit that would allow a 39-day Atlantic recreational red snapper fishing season, a dramatic increase ...

The City of Melbourne will host the free, family-friendly Indian River Lagoon Day on Saturday, Oct. 18. The event aims to raise awareness about the lagoon's importance and how the community can help ...

The conservation area off South Hutchinson Island is supposed to be protected in perpetuity, but DEP permitted the dredging.

The Ocean Research & Conservation Association hosted a citizen science event to gather data on the Indian River Lagoon. About 2,000 students from 37 schools participated across six Florida counties.

Dapis pleousa algae stinks, looks like raw sewage and can impact seagrass and marine life. The warm summer in the shallow nutrient-rich Indian River Lagoon is perfect habitat for cyanobacteria algae.

A Windsor resident is responsible for the illegal removal of mangrove trees and pollution of the Indian River Lagoon from the unpermitted clearing of his Sebastian waterfront property, state and ...

Describing the case as having "exceptional importance," the Florida Department of Environmental Protection this week argued a federal appeals court should overturn decisions that required the agency ...

In Brevard County, a unique conservation effort is underway to restore the Indian River Lagoon by recycling oyster shells ...

JENSEN BEACH, Fla. — Hundreds of students, teachers, and community volunteers immersed themselves in environmental education during the annual “A Day in the Life of the Indian River Lagoon” initiative ...

MELBOURNE, Fla. — A recently completed project in Melbourne aims to aid the recovery of the struggling Indian River Lagoon by redirecting stormwater flow away from it and into the St. Johns River ...

Something smelly is lurking in the water of the Indian River Lagoon. This emerging threat in the lagoon is a stinky and unsightly cyanobacteria that can kill seagrass, as well as cause rashes like ...