El Niño conditions elevate coral bleaching risks on Florida’s reef
As of June 11, NOAA assessments indicate El Niño conditions have officially begun and are forecast to strengthen from the current time through winter...
Monroe County offers guidance amid sargassum overload
Monroe County is coordinating with state regulating agencies and local partners to publish guidance on the widespread influx of sargassum grass affecting oceanside shorelines...
Tourism funding helps rebuild Florida Keys reefs after historic marine heatwave
Three years after an unprecedented marine heat wave devastated reefs across the Florida Keys, restoration practitioners are continuing the long process of rebuilding coral...
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,...
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...
CLEAN WATER BEGINS ON LAND
By Liah Continentino
In a place like the Florida Keys, characterized by coastlines, coral reefs and marine life, clean water is essential to our way...
MORE ARTIFICIAL REEF PROJECTS GEARING UP FOR DEPLOYMENT OFF FLORIDA KEYS
Monroe County’s Artificial Reefs Program is making significant progress as new reef projects move forward, permits are secured and recently deployed sites flourish with...
