Police officers helped rescue a shark found tangled in a crab trap off Manatee Public Beach. Marine deputies spotted the sandbar shark trailing fishing line and called in experts from Mote Marine ...

Staff members from the Mote Marine Laboratory were able to remove several hooks and pieces of fishing gear from the shark, ...

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office called in backup from Mote Marine Laboratory to assist with the rescue. Once the fishing ...

Two deputies from the sheriff’s office marine unit were patrolling the swim zones at Manatee Public Beach when they noticed a ...