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...
WILD THINGS: DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE WITH AGED COCKATOOS & ALBATROSSES
I went down a weird internet rabbit hole the other day, trying to ascertain whether a certain Australian cockatoo was dead or alive. The...
FROM THE FAMOUS FOX: REEF LOOKS BACK ON A MEMORABLE YEAR
Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.” So how was everyone’s holiday weekend? I heard traffic and sirens and horns...
DIVE REPORT: DIVING INTO 2022 WITH LOTS OF VISITORS & CONSERVATION
Happy 2022, everyone! It’s nice to see you on the other side of the holidays.
Speaking of, the holidays and end of year are busy...
BOATS RECEIVE ANNUAL BLESSING AT ISLAMORADA’S WHALE HARBOR ON NEW YEAR’S DAY
Boats large and small made their way to Whale Harbor Channel on the oceanside for the annual Blessing of the Fleet on the morning...
DIVE REPORT: LET’S TALK SHARKS!
Conditions this past week were fine but picked up over the weekend. It was “a tad dicey,” as they say. We’re still enjoying good...
CANAL IN KEY LARGO’S ROCK HARBOR UNDERGOES RESTORATION
Monroe County has begun its water quality improvement and restoration project on canal No. 84 in Rock Harbor in Key Largo.
Work includes organic material...
DIVE REPORT: SAY ‘HELLO’ TO SAWFISH!
Conditions were great this week, up until the weekend. As most of us saw, some pretty nasty winds and rain came in. There were...
