OXITEC’S GENETICALLY MODIFIED MOSQUITO RELEASE ENTERS NEW PHASE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
Another round of genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys.
Oxitec and Florida Key Mosquito Control District announced a new phase of the project (“Pilot...
WILD THINGS: A GOOD DAY FOR THE BLUES
If you want to find a Miami blue caterpillar the first thing you do is look for the gray nickerbean. You could also look for Keys blackbead,...
4 DEATHS & MULTIPLE ARRESTS DURING WEEK OF LOBSTER MINI-SEASON IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
Issuance of warnings, citations and some advice were among several steps Monroe County Sheriff’s marine deputy Nelson Sanchez took during the start of a two-day lobster mini-season...
DIVE REPORT: ASSESSING PROS & CONS TO LOBSTER MINI-SEASON IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
CONDITIONS ON THE WATER FAVORABLE
We had favorable conditions again this past week, but lobster "mini-season" week looks like the opposite of favorable, with calls for high winds...
MIAMI WOMEN CHARGED FOR REPORTEDLY CATCHING 25 UNDERSIZED FISH IN KEY LARGO
Two Miami women are facing charges after Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation says an officer found them with more than 20 undersized fish in Key Largo.
During the...
MOTE MISSION BRINGS CORAL REEF RESTORATION TO KEY LARGO, FLORIDA
A new, land-based coral nursery is bringing a new kind of reef restoration to Key Largo.
Community leaders and Mote Marine Laboratory staff gathered on Aug. 11 at...
ANCHORS CAUSE CRUSHING DAMAGE AT TAVERNIER CORAL NURSERY
A designation by the popular Garmin marine navigation system beckons boaters to anchor near a critical in-water coral nursery managed by Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF), with recent...
DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHTS KEYS COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY
Award-winning environmental journalist and sustainable seafood advocate Sarah Curry has screened her documentaries at film festivals around the world and on PBS. Her nonprofit film production company...
KEYS GIFT-WRAPPING EVENT SUPPORTS CORAL RESTORATION PROJECT
Those needing some help wrapping gifts have a place to go this holiday season. And it’s all going to support a local coral restoration project in Key...
SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD FILM FEATURES KEYS FISHERMEN
Sereia Films, a local production company focused on seafood education, partnered with the Florida Keys chapter of the Surfrider Foundation to host a lively night dedicated to...