Can coral sex help save Florida’s reefs? Annual coral spawning brings optimism
For coral, sex is a numbers game. Every summer, days after the July full moon, elkhorn and staghorn corals release eggs and sperm into the...
Open House: New Gulfside artificial reefs give Keys marine life more places to call...
New homes for marine life are waiting in the Gulf. And the door’s wide open. As the rest of the Florida Keys led a mad...
Rallies planned for Aug. 29 to defend endangered species protections
The Endangered Species Coalition, Oceana and the Surfrider Foundation will assemble elected officials, concerned residents, business leaders, fishing families, dive operators and other Florida...
Key deer safely removed from CFK’s Big Pine Key property
The College of the Florida Keys (CFK), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), cooperating veterinarians and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) collaborated to...
A week under the sea: State funding supports research trips at Keys’ new undersea...
New funding from the state of Florida will fund a week underwater in the Florida Keys for research teams. Ocean engineering firm Deep has received...
Manatee rescued in Marathon succumbs to injuries after boat strike
On July 22, Dolphin Research Center (DRC) responded to an urgent call to assess and rescue an adult manatee near Faro Blanco Resort following...
Big lady on board: Turtle Hospital treats massive loggerhead patient
Marathon’s Turtle Hospital is currently caring for one of the largest patients in its four-decade history of aquatic rescues – and early signs are...
Florida pollinator census seeks volunteers
Do you want to help protect our environment and support local scientific initiatives? The Great Florida Pollinator Census offers a fantastic opportunity to do...
I.CARE’s big sponge experiment hits five years
Most people don’t travel to the Florida Keys hoping to see a sponge. They explore and enjoy Florida’s coral reef – the third largest barrier...
State park lecture highlights gardening and the Great Pollinator Census
The Friends of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park will welcome Liah Continentino for a...
