KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY SUPERINTENDENT LANDS NEW JOB ON THE WEST COAST
NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries has selected Sarah Fangman, superintendent at Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, as West Coast region director. She replaces William Douros, who...
REHABBED JUVENILE GREEN TURTLE JOINS TOUR DE TURTLES ‘RACE’
A juvenile green sea turtle rehabilitated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital was fitted with a satellite-tracking transmitter and released from a Keys beach on Aug. 2...
CONCH REPUBLIC MARINE ARMY MAKES BATTLE PLAN TO CLEAN KEY WEST WATERS
It may take a village to raise a child, but to clean out all 950 miles of mangrove coastline in the Florida Keys and restore the essential...
THESE CORALS COULD BE THE NEXT AQUATIC INVADERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
There is the potential for a new aquatic invader in the waters surrounding the Florida Keys.
Pulse corals are bright-colored soft corals that are very popular in the...
THESE ECO-FRIENDLY VACATIONS ARE EASY ON THE WALLET & ENVIRONMENT
Florida offers eco-friendly vacation options catering to nature lovers and those looking to minimize their environmental impact. Here are some ideas for eco-friendly vacations in Florida.
Dry Tortugas...
NOAA TAKES EMERGENCY STEPS TO PROTECT BABY CORALS
NOAA has issued an emergency rule establishing three temporary special-use areas in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary where coral restoration partners can quickly relocate nursery corals...
DAUGHTRY TO LEAD SANCTUARY ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council elected a new chair and vice chair at its June 18 meeting in Marathon while also welcoming five new...
THESE LANDSCAPING PRACTICES AIM TO PRESERVE FLORIDA’S PRECIOUS WATER RESOURCES
The Green Industries Best Management Practices (GI-BMP) training aims to preserve Florida's water resources by educating on methods to reduce pollutants such as hydrocarbons, pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides...
OCEANOGRAPHER SYLVIA EARLE: KEYS ARE A ‘HOPE SPOT’
The Florida Keys, along with Biscayne Bay and Ten Thousand Islands, have been selected as a Hope Spot by Sylvia Earle’s Mission Blue, becoming the 163rd such...
KEYS CORAL RESTORATION GROUP GETS ‘LIFE-CHANGING’ DONATION FROM FORMER NFL TEAM CO-OWNER
At the end of March, Mike Goldberg, co-founder of I.CARE and owner of Key Dives, got a call “out of the blue” from someone who’d seen him...
