Hundreds help restore Florida’s Reef Tract during Coralpalooza
From June 4-7, hundreds of divers, snorkelers and coral advocates traded their normal weekend plans for a chance to get their hands wet and...
Sanctuary Advisory Council preps for coral bleaching backups, welcomes superintendent
The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary formally welcomed its new leader for the first time at a Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) session on June...
FOUNDATION’S ADVOCACY MOVES MAJOR EVERGLADES PROJECT FORWARD
The Everglades Foundation has come a long way since it was started around a kitchen table in the early 1990s by two fishing buddies,...
MARINE SANCTUARY NAMES EDDIE KERTIS NEW SUPERINTENDENT
NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries this week announced the selection of Edward “Eddie” J. Kertis Jr., a retired colonel as the new superintendent...
NONPROFIT OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP FOR A HUMPBACK WHALE EXPEDITION
If you’ve ever dreamed of looking a humpback whale in the eye and having it look right back at you, this might be your...
WORM WONDERS: A TINY REEF CREATURE LURES THE KEYS’ TARPON
“The palolo worm.”
My new yoga classmate-turned-dinner companion said it louder, as if my hearing was the problem and not my complete ignorance about what...
RARE BEAKED WHALE WASHES ASHORE IN GRASSY KEY
A rare juvenile deep-water whale met a sad end in the shallow waters off the Middle Keys on May 30.
A kayaking guest at Grassy...
NURSERY EXPANSION BOOSTS CORAL RESTORATION EFFORTS
The race to save the Florida Keys reef tract got a boost on May 24, when ocean advocates, community leaders and concerned residents gathered...
SEEING RED: CAPTAINS INCENSED OVER LAST-SECOND SNAPPER CLOSURE
Just one day before the opening of one of Florida’s most anticipated sportfishing seasons, anglers around the state targeting red snapper learned they’d be...
BLEACHWATCH PROGRAM NEEDS VOLUNTEERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
Summertime in the Florida Keys is when local coral reefs may begin to show signs of heat-driven bleaching, a stress response which increases susceptibility...
