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 ...

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 ...

The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures that threaten to push the coral reef “past the point of recovery,” new ...

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 ...