COULD THE FLORIDA KEYS BE IN FOR MORE FLOATING SARGASSUM?
There are hundreds of species of seaweeds in the genus Sargassum, which is a brown macroalgae found all over the globe. In the Florida...
ISLAMORADA PROPERTY ONCE IN LITIGATION BECOMES NATURAL PRESERVE FOLLOWING VILLAGE PURCHASE
Islamorada council members and staff gathered off Porto Salvo Drive inside the Venetian Shores community on April 9 to dedicate an 85-acre property as...
FENCE INSTALLED ON ROOFTOP OF HOME FOR SAFE LEAST TERN NESTING
Least tern chicks sitting atop a Key Largo residence are safe as they begin their development, thanks to the homeowner and several wildlife officials...
MISSION: ICONIC REEFS REFLECTS ON 5 YEARS AND SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP MODEL
Coral restoration practitioners and environmental enthusiasts recently marked the fifth anniversary of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s landmark Mission: Iconic Reefs (M:IR) program,...
FUNDING CUTS & UNCERTAINTY CANCEL REEF RELIEF’S TORTUGAS SUMMER CAMP
Reef Relief’s overnight summer camp in Dry Tortugas National Park has been an adolescent adventure for hundreds of Key West kids, who typically spend...
INVASIVE TEGU FOUND HIT AND KILLED IN NORTH KEY LARGO DRAWS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN
Add tegus to the list of invasive species posing an environmental threat to the Florida Keys.
On March 4, the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges...
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’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...
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...
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...
