Gulf of Mexico

Forget the Gulf of Mexico. In Florida, it’s the Gulf of America.

Round up of WMNF news headlines including hurricane season forecast, saving water for drought season, and updating school materials to Gulf of America.

Erasing the Gulf of Mexico from state laws and educational materials won Florida House approval in favor of Gulf of America.

The bills would replace the Gulf of Mexico in Florida laws and educational materials and are headed to a House vote.

At one point the Gulf of Mexico was called the Gulf of New Spain, and Mexico was referred to by the Spanish as New Spain.

Listen: UPDATE: Republican Senator Joe Gruters dropped this proposal to rename Tamiami Trail.  A bill filed in the legislature would change the name of an iconic road with a nearly 100-year history. One historian says...

A prolonged red tide in 2018 lasted over 10 months. During this period red tide was extreme, killing thousands of fish in Florida.

The Florida bill would replace references to the “Gulf of Mexico” with the “Gulf of America.”

Listen: President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders in his first day in his new administration Here’s a snapshot of two that could impact some Floridians.  Trump reversed former President Biden’s executive order...

An aquaculture project is planned for the Gulf of Mexico off of Sarasota County. WMNF's Chris Young has more.

Photographer Carlton Ward Jr., who has spent years trying to protect and preserve the Florida Wildlife Corridor, is now turning his conservation efforts on the Gulf of Mexico. Ward, whose images of Florida panthers and...

Listen: After over a million gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico in November, one environmental advocate is raising concern for one of the most endangered whales in the world. In 2021, scientists...