GROUND-BREAKING HONDURAS/FLORIDA KEYS HYBRID ELKHORNS PLANTED IN WORLD-FIRST EXPERIMENT OFF KEY BISCAYNE
In July, scientists outplanted very special elkhorn corals (Acropora palmata) onto a reef in Biscayne Bay. They believe these cross-bred corals, created from a...
KEYS RECYCLING: UNWRAPPING HOLIDAY WASTE
The holiday rush is here, and with it come mountains of shipping boxes, bubble wrap, shopping bags, food waste, single-use plastics and decorations.
As deliveries...
MIAMI SEAQUARIUM CLOSURE SENDS RESCUED ANIMALS TO THE KEYS
The Florida Keys’ marine mammal population recently saw three new additions and could increase by 11 in the coming months, courtesy of the shuttered...
VOLUNTEERS & BIOLOGISTS DIVE IN TO RESTORE HOPE TO THE CORAL REEF
Volunteers and coral scientists from the Florida Aquarium and I.CARE (Islamorada Conservation and Restoration Education) came together in the Keys this past week for...
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: UPPER KEYS RESIDENTS CAN DISCARD SCRAPS AS PART OF PILOT PROJECT
Monroe County, in partnership with SoilMate Composting and sponsored by Baptist Health South Florida, launched a pilot food waste collection program to help Upper...
STATE WILDLIFE COMMISSION BACKS ADDED MEASURES TO REMOVE GREEN IGUANAS
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioners recently approved staff recommendations to advertise proposed rule changes for prohibited green iguanas, including concepts relating to outdoor...
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...
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...
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...
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...
