CRITICAL CORALS: WARM WATERS & BLEACHING PLAGUED REEF IN 2023
A heat wave in the Florida Keys brought a large-scale coral rescue effort among reef restoration organizations in 2023.
BLEACHING BEGINS
Spells of intense heat during the early summer...
TURTLE NEST NUMBERS EXPLODE IN FLORIDA
This year’s sea turtle nesting numbers were record-breaking. Statewide statistics for 2023 from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) counted 133,941 loggerhead sea turtle nests, breaking...
NOAA EXTENDS TEMPORARY SPECIAL USE AREA FOR CORAL NURSERIES
A coral nursery in federal waters about five miles southeast of Tavernier will retain special use protections for an additional 60 days after NOAA exercised its emergency...
FLORIDA KEYS’ RESCUED CORALS RETURNING TO OCEAN-BASED NURSERIES
“This is the good news story everyone needs,” said a smiling Cindy Lewis, the director of Florida Institute of Oceanography’s Keys Marine Laboratory (KML) in Layton. “We...
CELEBRATE THE SEA AT MOTE MARINE’S OCEAN FEST DEC. 3
Ocean aficionados and eco-travelers can celebrate the Florida Keys’ marine environment, including the continental United States’ only coral barrier reef, during Mote Marine Laboratory’s 2023 Ocean Fest:...
WHO SHOT THIS TURTLE? MARATHON HOSPITAL OFFERS $5K REWARD FOR INFO ON CULPRIT
Marathon’s Turtle Hospital is raising the stakes to find the culprit behind a since-euthanized loggerhead sea turtle that appears to be intentionally speared in the head.
Hospital founder...
DIANA NYAD MARKS 10th ANNIVERSARY OF HAVANA-TO-KEY-WEST SWIM WITH A TURTLE RELEASE
Diana Nyad marked the 10th anniversary of her nearly 111-mile swim from Havana, Cuba to Key West by helping to release a rehabilitated sea turtle back into...
RELEASING THE GAS: THESE TOOLS CAN HELP BLOATED REEF FISH
Do I need a descending tool onboard when fishing from my vessel for reef fish in Florida? The answer is “yes.”
But the regulations are a little different...
TAKE A NEW LOOK AT LAST STAND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP
Keys Last Stand is launching a new membership drive in response to recent unprecedented environmental crises in the Florida Keys. Devastating coral bleaching aggravated by poor nearshore...
HISTORY OF DIVING MUSEUM’S LECTURE SERIES WELCOMES AQUANAUT IAN KOBLICK
The History of Diving Museum’s (HDM) “Immerse Yourself” lecture series welcomes author, aquanaut and explorer Ian Koblick for an “Always an Adventure under the Water” presentation on...
