KEY WEST WOMAN CHARGED FOR ALLEGEDLY POSSESSING QUEEN CONCH
A Key West woman is facing charges after state wildlife officers found her in possession of queen conch.
On Aug. 22, the Florida Fish and...
YELLOW SUBMARINE NO MORE: ABANDONED CRAFT REMOVED FROM BOOT KEY
A 96-foot derelict submarine nestled in the mangroves of Boot Key made its final journey to shore this week.
In what the county dubbed “one...
TRACK THIS TURTLE: RESCUED ‘HAVEN’ GOES HOME WITH A SATELLITE TAG
Why be in a hurry to go somewhere else when you already live in paradise? A 35-pound green sea turtle named Haven took her...
LOCAL CAMPERS JOIN ACCLAIMED MARINE BIOLOGIST FROM NETFLIX’S ‘ALL THE SHARKS’
Camp Open S.E.A.S. (Science, Education and Adaptive Scuba), a pioneering initiative of the nonprofit Barrier Free Divers, is collaborating with acclaimed marine biologist —...
THE LOBSTER LOWDOWN: BRUSH UP ON RULES FOR MINI-SEASON BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT
Want an all-in-one primer as you get ready to hit the water for mini-season on July 30 and 31? The Keys Weekly staff have...
EYESORES OUT OF THE BLUE: NEARLY 250 DERELICT VESSELS REMOVED FROM FLORIDA KEYS WATERS...
Monroe County Marine Resources reached a historic milestone in the removal of derelict vessels with 248 derelict vessels hauled out of the Florida Keys...
HOW TO KILL A DEADLY WAVE: WHY NOAA REMAINS DEDICATED TO REEF RESTORATION
By Scott Atwell
At 18 feet above sea level, Solares Hill is the highest point of land in Key West, yet the lofty elevation would...
19 BABY SEA TURTLES RESCUED FROM STORM DRAIN; IMPROPER LIGHTING LURED 11 OTHERS TO...
It was a team effort the night of June 23 when a group of disoriented loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings were rescued on South Roosevelt...
NOAA OFFICIALS CONSIDER SCRAPPING RESTORATION BLUEPRINT AFTER DESANTIS’ REJECTION
Three months after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rejected the comprehensive Restoration Blueprint for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in state waters, officials with...
STANLEY SWITLIK STUDENTS TURN FOOD SCRAPS INTO NOURISHMENT FOR WORMS
What’s the best thing to do with food waste? Feed the worms.
That’s precisely what Michael Sessler’s science students at Stanley Switlik Elementary School have...
