Man charged after posts with nurse shark, fileting goliath grouper
A 32-year-old man from Callahan, Florida, turned himself in to authorities on Oct. 13 after photos and video allegedly showed him in possession of a nurse shark...
NEVER FEAR, TEMPORARY BOAT PUMP-OUTS ARE HERE
At the September county commission meeting, officials announced several updates to the temporary mobile pump-out program, including much-needed service in the Upper Keys, Key West and Stock...
MONROE COUNTY TO ACTIVATE EOC FOR LAURA STORM
Take down your patio umbrellas. Tropical Storm Laura is expected to arrive in or near the Florida Keys on Monday.
“The forecast track has it coming through the...
Florida Keys to be first in U.S. to launch modified mosquito trial
On Aug. 18, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control Board voted 4-1 in favor of a genetically modified mosquito trial for the Florida Keys. A geographic location has...
WILSON AT SEA – Teen launches weather buoy off Middle Keys
On Aug. 8, Capt. Jim Knutson carefully launched the creation of Hayden Brophy. Knutson made a straight beeline from Marathon’s shore 17 miles into the Gulf Stream,...
Mosquito district to vote mid-August
The board of the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has decided to defer its vote on the Oxitec genetically modified mosquito experimental trial to its August meeting,...
At 93, legendary diver and photographer Jerry Greenberg goes under one more time
Jerry Greenberg can often be found examining laminated photographs of Key Largo reefs long gone. Those who don’t know would never guess that the 93-year-old is the...
CRUISE NEWS – Would proposed changes apply to privately owned Pier B?
Key West voters will decide on Nov. 3 whether to change the city’s charter to limit the size of cruise ships that dock at the Southernmost City’s...
Compete in FWC’s 2020 Lionfish Challenge
Now is the time to register for the 2020 Lionfish Challenge! The Lionfish Challenge is an incentive program that rewards harvesters for their lionfish removals. With a...
Council says ‘yes’ to swim zone off popular Islamorada sandbar
Lengthy discussion ensued during Islamorada village council’s June 18 meeting on a measure requiring vessels to anchor farther out from a popular Islamorada bayside sandbar. When all...
