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KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY USES NEW ‘HAWKSBILL” BOAT FOR CRITICAL BUOY PROJECT

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Eleven boundary buoys at Carysfort Reef Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA) have been replaced following the maiden voyage of RV Hawksbill, the new work platform...
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SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD FILM FEATURES KEYS FISHERMEN

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Sereia Films, a local production company focused on seafood education, partnered with the Florida Keys chapter of the Surfrider Foundation to host a lively...
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KEYS GIFT-WRAPPING EVENT SUPPORTS CORAL RESTORATION PROJECT

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Those needing some help wrapping gifts have a place to go this holiday season. And it’s all going to support a local coral restoration...
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DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHTS KEYS COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY

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Award-winning environmental journalist and sustainable seafood advocate Sarah Curry has screened her documentaries at film festivals around the world and on PBS. Her nonprofit...
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ANCHORS CAUSE CRUSHING DAMAGE AT TAVERNIER CORAL NURSERY

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A designation by the popular Garmin marine navigation system beckons boaters to anchor near a critical in-water coral nursery managed by Coral Restoration Foundation...
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MOTE MISSION BRINGS CORAL REEF RESTORATION TO KEY LARGO, FLORIDA

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A new, land-based coral nursery is bringing a new kind of reef restoration to Key Largo.  Community leaders and Mote Marine Laboratory staff gathered on...
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MIAMI WOMEN CHARGED FOR REPORTEDLY CATCHING 25 UNDERSIZED FISH IN KEY LARGO

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Two Miami women are facing charges after Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation says an officer found them with more than 20 undersized fish in...
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DIVE REPORT: ASSESSING PROS & CONS TO LOBSTER MINI-SEASON IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

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CONDITIONS ON THE WATER FAVORABLE We had favorable conditions again this past week, but lobster "mini-season" week looks like the opposite of favorable, with calls...
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4 DEATHS & MULTIPLE ARRESTS DURING WEEK OF LOBSTER MINI-SEASON IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

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Issuance of warnings, citations and some advice were among several steps Monroe County Sheriff’s marine deputy Nelson Sanchez took during the start of a...
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WILD THINGS: A GOOD DAY FOR THE BLUES

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If you want to find a Miami blue caterpillar the first thing you do is look for the gray nickerbean. You could also look...
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