Meet the Marine Preservation Society – a new, kickass partner to the sanctuary
The Marine Preservation Society of the Florida Keys (MPS) is a new nonprofit organization working to steward our beautiful Florida Keys waters. In an...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
A BABY DOLPHIN? DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER IN FLORIDA KEYS WELCOMES SECOND CALF THIS YEAR
The staff and dolphin pod at Dolphin Research Center celebrated an addition to its animal family for the third time in 2022, when 15-year-old...
BABY DOLPHIN ‘BOWIE’ REINTRODUCED TO NATURAL LAGOONS AT DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER
After nearly five months of round-the-clock attention from her human caregivers, the newest addition to Dolphin Research Center’s animal family is getting some help...
MARINE SANCTUARY: KEY WEST WATERMEN WORRY ABOUT WATER QUALITY & LAW ENFORCEMENT
The evening of Sept. 21 found just a few dozen individuals filling the auditorium at Marathon High School for one of three in-person public...
