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...
SHE EMPOWERED NEW GENERATIONS OF UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGISTS. NOW SHE’S GETTING RECOGNITION
Brenda Altmeier, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary maritime heritage coordinator, recently received the Silver Sherman Award. The honor recognizes NOAA employees who perform work...
RENOWNED VETERINARIAN DOUG MADER DISCUSSES GLOBAL WARMING EFFECTS ON SEA TURTLES
The College of the Florida Keys continues its 2024 VIP Series with “Global Warming and Wildlife” on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. in...
RESEARCHERS ASSESS KEYS’ CORAL HEALTH FOLLOWING MARINE HEAT WAVE
A team of researchers from NOAA’s Mission: Iconic Reefs program and partners from Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and the Coral Restoration Foundation have...
HISTORY OF DIVING LECTURE DELVES INTO OCTOPUS BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
The History of Diving Museum’s “Immerse Yourself” lecture series will welcome Florida Atlantic University’s Chelsea Bennice for a discussion on octopus biology and behavior....
DESERT FACILITY RECREATES CONDITIONS ON THE REEF
By Maria Betancourt
In the realm of research, Biosphere 2 stands as a pioneering experiment that captured imaginations with its ambitious attempt to replicate Earth's...
FIRST RESCUED SAWFISH RECEIVING CRITICAL CARE AT MOTE MARINE LAB
On April 5, Mote Marine Laboratory and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to a distressed smalltooth sawfish after a member of...
NOAA CONFIRMS FOURTH GLOBAL CORAL BLEACHING EVENT
The world is experiencing a global coral bleaching event, according to NOAA scientists. This is the fourth global event on record and the second...
BREAKING: LOBSTER MINI-SEASON TO EXPAND FOR FLORIDA RESIDENTS
Floridians will have one extra day of “bug-hunting” in July before tourists and commercial fishermen have their shot, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced at...
MINI-SEASON EXPANSION LEAVES LOCALS SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS
Floridians will have one extra day of “bug-hunting” in July with an expansion of the annual lobster mini-season – and it’s leaving several Keys...
