WATER UTILITY DIRECTOR ADDRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT KEYS’ PIPELINE
The head of the Florida Keys’ water utility is pushing back against a recent news report that claimed a state agency had floated the idea of taking...
LEGENDARY CAPTAIN BILLY KNOWLES RECEIVES POSTHUMOUS HONOR
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) will induct Flip Pallot, Lloyd Wruble and the late Capt. Billy Knowles into the Circle of Honor on Thursday, April 20 during...
FLORIDA EMERGENCY TEST WAKES THE KEYS & FLORIDA BY MISTAKE
Florida Keys residents were rudely awakened early Thursday morning not by the thunderous roars of a storm or the morning rooster. Rather, an emergency alert test sent...
TENANTS IN WORKFORCE HOUSING COMPLEX ORDERED OUT AS CONCRETE BALCONY COLLAPSES
Last updated: Wednesday, April 19 at 12 p.m.
Tenants in a 16-unit workforce housing complex located at 1655 Overseas Highway in Marathon are still looking for answers after...
OPINION: MIAMI SEAQUARIUM’S P.R. STUNT IS A DEADLY DEAL FOR LOLITA
On March 30, an announcement from the Miami Seaquarium shook the marine mammal training world to its core as the facility announced plans to relocate its lone...
ISLAMORADA FILLS SURVEY SEES MORE THAN 900 RESPONSES SO FAR
Hundreds of residents are voicing their say on the future of the Fills, a series of small islands connecting Upper and Lower Matecumbe Keys that once saw...
MOTE MARINE LAB CELEBRATES 30 YEARS & ITS CEO ENTERS THE HONORARY CONCH RANKS
In the Florida Keys, scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory work to advance critical coral reef restoration in hopes of bringing back an ailing reef tract. At local...
KEYS STUDENTS DIVE TO MEET RESEARCHER SPENDING 100 DAYS AT JULES’ UNDERSEA LODGE IN...
Coral Shores seniors Maggie Lavoie and Bella DiGiorgio, as well as their marine science teacher, Beth Rosenow, had an experience of a lifetime on April 12. Thirty...
DRUGGED FISH: STUDY FINDS PHARMACEUTICALS IN REDFISH
A year-long study by Florida International University (FIU) and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) discovered pharmaceutical contaminants in the blood and other tissues of redfish in Florida...
NEW ‘PROTECT CENTER’ IN ISLAMORADA BREATHES NEW LIFE FOR INJURED MARINE MAMMALS
For 35 years, Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder’s (DPMMR) rescue team has responded to sick and injured whales and dolphins in the Florida Keys. Unfortunately, over the...
