SPECIALTY PLATE DONATIONS HELP MARATHON WILD BIRD CENTER SPREAD ITS WINGS

Animal rescue and rehabilitation organizations around the Keys are seeing their helping hands repaid, thanks to grants supplied by Florida’s Protect Marine Wildlife license...
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NATIVE PLANTS MEAN LESS COST AND WORK — ALL WHILE AIDING THE BOTANICAL COMMUNITY

By Liah Continentino If you’ve ever strolled through a hammock trail, spotted an Atala butterfly munching on coontie or admired a gumbo limbo shining in...
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MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION, OCEAN AID 360 TEAM UP TO REMOVE ‘GHOST TRAPS’ IN THE...

Lurking in the waters off the Florida Keys, a haunting presence is luring marine life to their untimely demise and trapping their spirits in...
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KEYS MARINE LABORATORY LANDS $50,000 GIFT FOR NEW MARINE FIELD STATION

The Keys Marine Laboratory (KML) announced its first major gift — a $50,000 lead donation from the Lookout Foundation of Summerland Key — toward...
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NOAA STUDY: TWO CORAL SPECIES ARE FUNCTIONALLY EXTINCT

Data from NOAA’s Mission: Iconic Reefs (M:IR) provided critical context for a new research paper published in Science that reports the functional extinction of...
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DERELICT 65-FOOT VESSEL QUEEN ANNE’S REVENGE GONE FROM KEY LARGO WATERS

Following an extensive investigation, permitting and coordinated removal effort spanning more than three years, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) successfully oversaw...
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IMPALED CROCODILE RESCUED IN KEY LARGO; FWC INVESTIGATION CONTINUES

State wildlife officers are seeking information after a crocodile was impaled by a spear in the nearshore waters of Key Largo. Florida Fish and Wildlife...
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FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, TECH STARTUP PARTNERING TO APPLY AI BENEATH THE SEA IN THE...

Florida International University and technology start-up Tekmara are teaming up to accelerate the evolution of underwater habitats, combining advanced artificial intelligence (AI), integrated data...
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REEF FEST EXPLORES OCEAN CONSERVATION OVER FOUR DAYS

Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) invites the public to join in a weekend of ocean conservation, citizen science and community engagement during REEF Fest...

CFK FACULTY DEVELOPS NEW METHOD FOR HARNESSING WIND ENERGY

Two faculty members from The College of the Florida Keys (CFK) have co-authored research that could transform how cities harness wind energy. Muhammad I....

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