Citizen-Scientists + New Tech = Hope for Reefs?
In October, The Explorers Club scientists tested a variety of new technologies at Jules Undersea Lodge in Key Largo. Among the researchers was mission specialist Kyle Foster,...
Lobster poachers get jail time, penalties
Four of seven men arrested in 2017 for illegally harvesting 320 lobsters and other marine life from Marathon waters over two days have been ordered to jail...
“Water Quality, Law Enforcement and Education need to be adequately assessed.”
As expected, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Restoration Blueprint is encountering enormous pushback from all sectors and user groups throughout the Florida Keys. This latest iteration...
Growing Hope – Historic Grimal Grove re-opening, becoming ‘Grove of the Future’
Grimal Grove is hosting a Community Day on Saturday, Nov. 9 to celebrate its recovery from Hurricane Irma and reopening to the community. The urban farm, which...
Big Pine gets burned – Controlled fire prevents catastrophe
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) conducted a 115-acre controlled burn on Big Pine Key near the Blue Hole on Monday, Oct. 28. I had the...
It Takes a Village…a Plane and a Boat
Seven baby loggerhead sea turtles rehabilitated at the Turtle Hospital were strong and ready for release to their ocean home. Richie Moretti, founder and director of the...
Spooky Corals! Zombie, Glowing and Chimera Corals at Mote ready for Halloween
Holidays in the Keys tend to be a mix of traditional and tropical, with Santas in Hawaiian shirts, boat parades for the Fourth of July and SCUBA...
Guess what? Habitat is still helping homeowners recover from Irma
If you live in Monroe County, you know property is expensive, reliable construction crews are rare, and that a lot of homes are still in desperate need...
“We are the example. We are the stewards of our Keys.”
“To be a good fisherman, you must be a good observer.” Those words changed my life, as slight variations in tides, barometers, wind direction and moon phases...
Let’s Talk (Coral) Sex: Mote researchers tackle coral spawning asynchrony to make “coral babies”
Hanna Koch and her team at Mote’s International Center for Coral Reef Research and Restoration (IC2R3) facility on Summerland Key play coral matchmakers to help our coral...
