STATE & FEDS TEAM UP TO COMBAT RISING MANATEE DEATHS
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) are working to address a manatee unusual mortality...
‘HAVANA NIGHT’ FUNDRAISER BENEFITS LOCAL MUSEUM
The Florida Keys History and Discovery Foundation put on its fifth annual signature event, “A Havana Night at the Museum,” with title sponsor Islamorada...
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY GROUP OPENS NEW CENTER IN ISLAMORADA
After nearly a year since signing off on a contract with the Village of Islamorada, Florida Bay Forever has announced the opening of the...
DIVE REPORT: VISITORS, NIGHT DIVES & CORAL PLANTING
Dive conditions this week were decent, which is saying a lot for this time of the year. We had a little wind, but our...
10 SAILFISH RELEASES GETS TEAM MDALA WIN IN FIRST LEG OF GOLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
The 58th annual Islamorada Sailfish Tournament kicked off at Whale Harbor, hosting 80 anglers along with family and friends with a buffet including stone...
REDBONE CELEBRITY TOURNAMENT WINNER’S CATCH 11 BONEFISH
Leading the Robert James Sales Redbone Celebrity Tournament from start to finish, the winning team said it was all about the guide. Anglers Paulo...
AMORAY’S SCUBA SANTA WISHES YOU “PEACE, LOVE & DIVING!”
“Think mall Santa pictures, but underwater.”
When Anna Clapper sent this description of her latest event, the tagline screamed Keys holiday magic. Truly, what could...
KEMP’S RIDLEY TURTLES WARM UP AT TURTLE HOSPITAL
A group of 20 critically endangered juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtles was flown by private plane Friday from Marshfield, Massachusetts to the subtropical Florida...
DIVE REPORT: DIVES AGAINST DEBRIS SUPPORT CORAL RESTORATION, TOO!
The holidays have come and gone here in the Keys, but conditions have remained favorable — especially for December. Low winds and great visibility...
PROTECTING MOTHER OCEAN: KEYS ENVIRONMENTAL STORIES FROM 2021
By Alex Rickert and Jim McCarthy
If offered a choice of places to ride out a global pandemic, an island chain with Listerine-blue waters just...
