KEYS MARINE LAB’S SCIENTIFIC WORK ON FULL DISPLAY DURING OPEN HOUSE
Keys Marine Laboratory (KML) welcomed more than 200 visitors to its annual open house on March 1, showcasing the work KML facilitates for coral reef restoration and...
REEF’S NEW OCEAN EXPLORATION CENTER IN KEY LARGO TO OPEN DURING WORLD OCEANS DAY
Reef Environmental Education Foundation’s (REEF) new Ocean Exploration Center for Marine Conservation will open later this year. Located at the REEF campus in Key Largo, the public...
UPPER KEYS ROADS CREW UNDERGOES INVASIVE EXOTIC VEGETATION TRAINING
The Monroe County Planning and Environmental Resources Department recently partnered with the Upper Keys Roads and Bridges Department to train staff on identifying invasive exotic vegetation along...
HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS OFF THE FLORIDA KEYS HARM FISHERMEN
For South Florida’s commercial fishermen, the effects of red tides on their operations have become a grim annual reality.
The tides, named for when overproduction of the harmful...
COLLEGE LECTURER DISCUSSES CORAL CONSERVATION
The College of the Florida Keys will continue its 2025 VIP Series with “Coral Restoration: Improvise, Adapt and Overcome” on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in...
FLAMINGOS SPOTTED OFF KEY LARGO
Recreational anglers Rob and JoNell Modys spotted three flamingos walking on a shallow flat in Florida Bay northwest of Key Largo on Feb. 9. Pink flamingo sightings...
CLEAN THESE BOATS UP: DERELICT VESSEL REMOVAL CONTRACT PULLS 75 IN 6 MONTHS
Since July 2024, when Monroe County entered into a $3 million contract with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), county contractors have made significant strides...
COORDINATES AVAILABLE FOR MONROE COUNTY’S FIRST ARTIFICIAL REEF IN NEW PROGRAM
The Monroe County Artificial Reefs Department deployed 10 power poles to a new reef area about 16 nautical miles northeast of Key West in federal waters of...
INJURED HAWKS RESCUED IN THE KEYS PROVIDE MIGRATORY DATA THANKS TO PARTNERSHIP WITH PENNSYLVANIA...
The Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center (FKWBRC) takes in roughly 1,000 injured or sick birds every year. The birds that can be nursed back to health...
CORAL PLANTING MARKS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF MISSION: ICONIC REEFS PROGRAM
Florida Keys coral restoration groups and scientists from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary planted resilient, heat-resistant species of coral at Carysfort Reef on Jan. 28, commemorating...
