In Pictures: Divers and mermaids jam sub-sea tunes at Underwater Music Fest
The Florida Keys cranked up the volume this weekend. And the audience had fins.
Divers and snorkelers descended beneath the waves for the Lower Keys...
Ocean temps around the Florida Keys surpass record-breaking coral bleaching year
Florida Keys reefs are heating up.
NOAA Coral Reef Watch is reporting that ocean temperatures around south Florida and the Bahamas are already warmer than...
County deploys third artificial reef in the Gulf, plans for fourth
This week, Monroe County’s artificial reefs program announced its second reef material deployment off Key West in the Florida Keys. These deployments help create...
Free Skywarn Spotter class offered Aug. 15 in Marathon; Here’s how to sign up
Monroe County Emergency Management invites residents to participate in a free SKYWARN storm spotter program on Saturday, Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon...
New subsea habitat deployed off the Florida Keys embarks on several missions
Deep’s Vanguard is now installed on the seafloor at Tennessee Reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, becoming the first open-ocean subsea human...
‘We know what’s coming’: Keys coral practitioners prepared for rescues amid bleaching threats
As forecasters warn of an unusually strong El Niño that could drive dangerously warm ocean temperatures across the Florida Keys this summer, the organizations...
Florida Python Challenge seeks to remove nonnative species from Everglades
There’s a contest in Florida with prizes for those who remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades.
Dubbed the Florida Python Challenge, registered participants will...
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...
REEF’s Ocean Exploration Center inspires thousands in first year
For years, REEF Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) has encouraged divers to slow down, learn a fish’s name and contribute what they see to science.
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