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MOTE MARINE HOSTS SECOND ANNUAL ‘TOYS FOR TOURS’ IN FLORIDA KEYS

Mote Marine Laboratory is once again teaming up with local Toys for Tots organizers to help give back this holiday season.   Last year, with the...
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REHABILITATED JUVENILE SEA TURTLES ARE THANKFUL TO BE HOME

Two rehabilitated juvenile sea turtles, ‘Luna’ and ‘Sonny,’ made their way back to the sea as Marathon’s Turtle Hospital celebrated a double release on...
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NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: THE WESTON/NORGREN FAMILY

With our Neighbor of the Week highlight on pause over the last few months due to individual spotlights like October’s Be Like Mike feature,...
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THREE RESCUED AND REHABBED MANATEES RETURN TO MARATHON WATERS

The exhaustive efforts of four manatee rescue and rehabilitation organizations came to fruition on Nov. 29 with the release of three healthy manatees in...
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DIVE INTO THE SCUBA MARKET IN TAVERNIER ON DEC. 11

Florida Keys diving conditions were stellar over the Thanksgiving weekend. It’s a popular time in the scuba industry with school out, and this past...
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MOTE SCIENTISTS INVITED TO SABA TO SURVEY CORAL, TEACH COMMUNITY

“What you know, you’ll protect; so, I think the more everyday citizens know about the ocean, the more they’ll want to protect it,” said...
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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...
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‘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...
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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...

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....