From Tibet to the Keys
In late January, Tibetan monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery in South India toured the Keys as part of their annual Sacred Arts Tour,...
Right whales safe in deeper water off North Carolina
Good news from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: A mother and calf right whale (Eubalaena australis), which were spotted March 26 in the...
FWC stops out-of-County fishermen in Dry Tortugas with large illegal catch
On April 08, 2020 at approximately 01:36 PM, Ofc. Glen Way, Ofc. Martin Messer, and Lt. Josh Peters were patrolling the waters of the...
Why this weird Earth Day might actually be the best one yet
None of us lives here because it’s ugly. As my editor Jim always says, the one thing everyone in the Keys can get behind...
Wildlife team frees entangled dolphin off Layton shore
On Saturday afternoon, April 18, 2020, an experienced team from Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder (DPMMR) freed a bottlenose dolphin entangled in a crab...
Mote goes ‘ReMote’ with Keys-centric education & social media
Mote Marine Laboratory’s Summerland Key facility, The Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research and Restoration, is currently closed to tours and outside...
DRC, Dolphins Plus and FWC team up to free entangled, pregnant manatee
On Tuesday, a manatee named “Dually” was rescued at San Pedro Lake on Plantation Key. According to eyewitnesses and responders, the manatee had both...
Daily Facebook live sessions with everyone’s favorite dolphins from DRC
Every day at 1 p.m., Dolphin Research Center (DRC) in Marathon hosts a daily Facebook Live session with their resident dolphins. DRC shares “dolphin...
The Turtle Hospital celebrates Earth Day with sea turtle release named after the father...
In honor of Earth Day’s 50th anniversary, staff from the Turtle Hospital in Marathon released a rehabilitated green sea turtle back to the ocean...
Orphaned Infant Manatee Rescued in Islamorada
An orphaned infant manatee was rescued Saturday by marine mammal rescue volunteers in oceanside waters off Islamorada.
The lone calf was spotted beneath underwater rocks...
