Okaloosa County in search of Charter Boats to assist with cool projects
Own a charter boat? ✅ Want to get hired to assist with cool projects? ✅ Then Okaloosa County has an opportunity for you. 👇 The Okaloosa County Tourist Development Department is
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Emerald Coast Open Lionfish Tournament removes more than 10,000 Lionfish
The Emerald Coast Open, the world’s largest lionfish tournament, returned to Destin, Florida this past weekend removing an nearly 8,000 lionfish in the two-day period. This impressive number is in addition
The Ships Chandler expanding to Freeport with new ‘State-of-the-Art Marine and Service Center’
Destin’s The Ships Chandler will break ground on their second marine and service center, located at 17309 US Hwy 331 in Freeport, on Thursday, February 18. According to a press
The final round of Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) Buoys has been deployed in Gulf of Mexico
This completes an eight-buoy network off the coast of Destin-Fort Walton Beach and is the first in the continental United States.
New record for longest lionfish speared in the Gulf of Mexico set in Destin, FL
In September, 4,640 lionfish were caught during the Emerald Coast Open Pre-tournament in Destin, FL. Now, a new state record has been made for the longest lionfish caught in the
Whale sharks and manta ray spotted at the Liberty Ship wreck in Destin, FL (VIDEO)
“We were there for about 30 minutes,” said Alex Fogg. “They showed up almost immediately and were there the entire time we were diving.”
Seized drug boat to be sunk as part of Okaloosa County’s artificial reef program
In late 2019, United States Customs and Border Protection seized the M/V Dylan that had over 400 pounds of cocaine inside with a street value of $7.5 million.
310-pound Blue Marlin caught at the new Okaloosa FADs with a swordfish in its stomach
On Friday, September 4th, John Dean and Mike Lance planned to get their Labor Day weekend started early with a trip from Perdido Key to the new FADs recently deployed
Saturday is a license-free saltwater fishing day across Florida
On Saturday, Sept. 5, you can go fishing without needing a saltwater fishing license.
Okaloosa County deploys 4 Fish Aggregating Device buoys. Here are the FAD coordinates
The tourism department of Okaloosa County deployed the first four Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) buoys on August 11, 2020. The deployment took place at four locations found 60-80 miles off
Emerald Coast Open and ‘Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day’ has been cancelled amid COVID-19
The Emerald Coast Open and ‘Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day’, previously scheduled for September 12-13th, has been cancelled amid COVID-19 concerns. The event organizers stated that it was a very
Freediver breaks world record in Destin, FL for red snapper
Skye Bailey has done it again! Just 3 days ago, the Mississippi-born freediver set the speargun and pole spear world record. And as of Wednesday afternoon, she broke her own
