"So far it looks like the state of Florida is catering to tourism ... creating a "bathtub" between the shore and the reef. "And it's the closest reef that you can get to in Martin County," he said.

According to Martin County Fire Rescue, emergency crews responded to a boat explosion just after 9 a.m. Thursday.

"Of the larger sharks species, we generally get hammerheads. I have only seen one or two tiger sharks." Here's what he thinks happened.

The designation requires county approval and was sought by a local affiliate of New Jersey-based Ferreira Construction.

It likely died close to shore, said Gavin Naylor ... t allowed to chum or use blood bait while beach fishing in Martin County. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is not ...