Speckled with oil rigs, fishing boats and beach visitors year-round, the identity of the Gulf of Mexico has always been clear to those who live near it, until it underwent a swift name change.

One of the bills (HB 575) will change dozens of state laws to reflect the name change, while the other (HB 549) will require ...

Scientists from the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) in Bremen, together with colleagues from Central ...

That big body of water to the state's left is officially the Gulf of America in Florida now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved the changes.