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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MARINE CONSERVATION CENTER IN KEY LARGO CONNECTS OCEAN FANATICS WITH THE...
Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to marine conservation and education, is building a new $5 million Marine Conservation Center in...
