KEY WEST ARTIST TURNS OLD SCUBA TANKS INTO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS
By Amy Patton
Have you ever wondered where old, battered scuba tanks go to die?
Local artist Danilo Alayson has at least one answer to that...
STUNNING PHOTOS OF FLORIDA KEYS WILDLIFE WIN CONTEST
Images of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary have won top spots in the 50th-anniversary edition of the “Get into your Sanctuary” photo contest sponsored...
SAFEGUARDING WATER & WILDLIFE: TOP ENVIRONMENTAL STORIES OF 2022
Coral outplantings, dives to collect debris, and wildlife rehabilitations dominated a busy 2022 in the Florida Keys. Local wildlife rehabilitators returned injured manatees and...
DIVE REPORT: EXPLORE THE UNDERWATER WORLD DURING WINTER BREAK
Conditions this past week weren’t all that great. We had a couple days of high winds but it did lie down nicely for the weekend....
SANTA SPOTTED DIVING IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
A scuba diving Santa Claus was spotted Thursday in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary enjoying some relaxation with an elfish helper before the...
CAPTAIN JOEL’S FISHIN’ HOLES: IT’S WAHOO SEASON
This time of year a few things happen in the Florida Keys. One thing is when the snow starts falling up north, the phones...
‘COLD-STUNNED’ TURTLES WARM UP AT MARATHON HOSPITAL
Twenty endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles arrived in the subtropical Florida Keys on Dec. 9 to warm up and receive treatment after suffering “cold...
KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY USES NEW ‘HAWKSBILL” BOAT FOR CRITICAL BUOY PROJECT
Eleven boundary buoys at Carysfort Reef Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA) have been replaced following the maiden voyage of RV Hawksbill, the new work platform...
DIVE REPORT: UPPER KEYS’ ALEXANDER BARGE IS THE MECCA OF MARINE LIFE
Divers in the Florida Keys experienced pleasant conditions this past week, so good that lots of divers and fishermen were out taking advantage of...
SANCTUARY ADVISORY COUNCIL MAKES FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS (DAY 1)
By Alex Rickert and Jim McCarthy
Day one of a two-day December meeting of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) was filled,...
