Sanctuary Advisory Committee taking applications
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is recruiting for 12 seats on its advisory council. The council ensures public participation in the management of the...
“Our Backyard is Changing.”
We third largest barrier reef in the world, right here in our backyard. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) is our lifeline. It...
Sanctuary holds info session, Q&A in Upper Keys
On Oct. 7, 230 local residents piled into the auditorium at Coral Shores High School to hear from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary...
Initiative measures value of local reefs
A team of scientists from Florida International University and The Nature Conservancy are setting out to show the ocean from a new point of...
REEF Fest to offer diving, socials and more
Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) will celebrate the success and impact of marine conservation programs during REEF Fest, set for Oct. 17-20 in Key...
Revealed: Restoration Blueprint specifics for Middle Keys
On Sept. 30, staff from the Florida Keys National Wildlife Marine Sanctuary presented region-specific details of its Restoration Blueprint in the Marathon High School...
Bee Removal and Honey Production in the Keys
It’s 8 a.m. on a Friday as Jeff Bennett stands in the yard of a home on Middle Torch Key, staring up at a...
Marathon crowd generates stack of questions for sanctuary staff
It wasn’t quite the standing-room-only crowd on Sept. 30 in Marathon High School’s auditorium, but the audience was substantial, to hear region-specific details about...
Shore to Sea: Marine education by locals for locals
In the Keys, life revolves around the ocean, the animals that live there, and the life it supports. MarineLab knows the ocean and wants...
Locals respond to Oxitec’s latest proposal for biologically modified mosquitoes
Comments will close on Oxitec’s application to the EPA on Oct. 11.
Oxitec is proposing a trial of its “2nd Generation” technology in the U.S....
