The Mystery of the Hammerhead
For generations, Keys watermen have been terrorizing youngsters with stories of “Big Mo.” Legend has it the 18-foot Great Hammerhead had eyeballs “as big as baseballs” and...
Rare And Endangered: The Florida Panther And Us
“How America’s most endangered cat could help save Florida.”
The headline in National Geographic (NatGeo)’s latest feature on the rare and endangered Florida panther kindles an ambitious hope...
2,000-POUND GREAT WHITE SHARK ‘PINGS’ OFF KEY LARGO
Unama’ki, a 15-foot, 2,076-pound adult female great white shark, is the latest "snowbird" visiting the Florida Keys. Early Thursday morning, she “pinged” off Key Largo, setting off...
Vandenberg project celebrates 10-year anniversary with weekend of events
On May 27, 2009 the USNS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg was intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, six miles...
Scenes from Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary top national contest
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“Moving to the Keys and diving in the FKNMS has been one of the best decisions of my life. The blue here...
Group wants to submerge ship off Islamorada waters
They’re economic drivers and protectors to the natural reef. Look no further than Spiegel Grove in Key Largo and the Vandenberg in Key West.
In Islamorada, leaders in...
Proper Everglades restoration will alleviate many environmental concerns, expert says
It’s all about getting the water right.
That was the message that Steve Davis, senior ecologist and vice president of communications and engagement for The Everglades Foundation gave...
Reef wreck? Council considers artificial reef for Marathon
Before the discussions of which decommissioned ship, where to put it and how much the project will cost, the Marathon City Council must first decide whether to...
Feds approve Oxitec mosquito trial
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has approved field tests for Oxitec’s biologically modified mosquitoes. If approved by the state of Florida and local authorities, the first tests...
Why this weird Earth Day might actually be the best one yet
None of us lives here because it’s ugly. As my editor Jim always says, the one thing everyone in the Keys can get behind is the environment....
