SEX AND THE SEA: TIMING IS EVERYTHING FOR BABY-MAKING CORALS
By Scott Atwell
Sure, you may keep a meticulous calendar, but even the perfectionists among us cannot rival the punctuality of spawning Acropora palmata. Elkhorn...
KEYS CONSERVATION PARCELS CLEANED UP THANKS TO SHERIFF’S OFFICE & COUNTY LAND AUTHORITY
The Monroe County Land Authority land steward and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office recently teamed up to conduct cleanups across several protected hardwood hammock...
YELLOW SUBMARINE NO MORE: ABANDONED CRAFT REMOVED FROM BOOT KEY
A 96-foot derelict submarine nestled in the mangroves of Boot Key made its final journey to shore this week.
In what the county dubbed “one...
WHAT IS EATING MY GUMBO LIMBO? FRIEND OR FOE?
By Liah Continentino
Gumbo limbo trees are a beloved staple in Florida Keys landscapes.
These native trees are drought-tolerant, fast-growing and provide resources to local wildlife....
TRACK THIS TURTLE: RESCUED ‘HAVEN’ GOES HOME WITH A SATELLITE TAG
Why be in a hurry to go somewhere else when you already live in paradise? A 35-pound green sea turtle named Haven took her...
WEATHER PATTERNS PROVIDED THE PERFECT STORM FOR MOSQUITO SWARMS IN FLORIDA AND THE KEYS
A July 31 virtual news conference sought to shed light on Florida's recent saltmarsh mosquito onslaught.
A panel of experts, including scientists and representatives from...
BABIES ON BOARD: TURTLE HOSPITAL & COAST GUARD DELIVER 61 HATCHLINGS TO THE DEEP...
In the closing weeks of July, calls about baby turtles in distress kept the emergency hotline at Marathon’s Turtle Hospital ringing off the hook.
Over...
WILD THINGS: MURMURS AND SUCH
Up on Boca Chica Beach the other day, the sargassum was teeming with a diverse legion of shorebirds – sandpipers, dowitchers, willets, turnstones and...
LOCAL CAMPERS JOIN ACCLAIMED MARINE BIOLOGIST FROM NETFLIX’S ‘ALL THE SHARKS’
Camp Open S.E.A.S. (Science, Education and Adaptive Scuba), a pioneering initiative of the nonprofit Barrier Free Divers, is collaborating with acclaimed marine biologist —...
THE LOBSTER LOWDOWN: BRUSH UP ON RULES FOR MINI-SEASON BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT
Want an all-in-one primer as you get ready to hit the water for mini-season on July 30 and 31? The Keys Weekly staff have...
