CORALPALOOZA 2021: DIVING INTO CORAL RESTORATION
By Tiffany Duong and Jim McCarthy
One of the largest coral outplanting events of the year might have been hindered due to conditions, but that...
THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A BEACH AMBASSADOR FOR MOTE?
Have you ever wanted to go to a beach but not known how conditions were right then? Or showed up and thought something seemed...
FWC seeks public’s assistance in tarpon killing
Investigators with Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation are seeking the public’s help in identifying three males who reportedly removed and killed a tarpon.
A photo...
OLD WETSUITS GET NEW LIFE AS YOGA MATS
On Sunday, June 6, Key Dives will host its annual Wetsuit Wrangle, turning old wetsuits into new yoga mats. Think of it like spring...
KEYS CAPTAINS REMOVE DERELICT TRAPS & RESCUE A SEA TURTLE
Eleven fishing captains from Key West and the Lower Keys spent three days on the water May 24-26 removing not fish, but abandoned or...
DIVE REPORT: USING A LAND WEEK TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE
This Week’s Dive Report
The conditions this past week were windy, windy and more windy. We had sustained winds of roughly 20-25 knots, which, unfortunately,...
6-YEAR-OLD ASKS MAYOR FOR HELP TO CLEAN LITTER IN MARATHON
Six-year-old Landry Sayer, an elementary school student at Stanley Switlik who loves animals and plays T-ball, has inspired a citywide movement to clean up...
OCEAN ‘RODEO’ REMOVES DEBRIS, NOT FISH, FROM KEYS WATERS
They’re baa-ack…
The Ghost Trap Rodeo, sponsored by the nonprofit OceanAid360, returns to Key West May 24-26, when six or so local charter captains will...
WINNER, WINNER, LIONFISH DINNER
For a third year in a row (okay, not counting pandemic 2020), team Florida Man crushed it. They took top prize in The Emerald...
FWC WILL EXTERMINATE IGUANAS CAUGHT IN THE WILD WITHOUT MICROCHIPS AFTER OCTOBER
Florida wildlife officials are planning to take a bold step to control the state’s iguana population -- extermination. They are also banning all pet...
