KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY ADDS BLUE STAR & CLEAN SEAS OPERATORS
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is expanding its lineup of Blue Star and Goal: Clean Seas Florida Keys dive operators with the addition of RED Hospitality at...
MANATEE RESCUE TEAMS SAVE INJURED SEA COW IN MARATHON
Thanks to a collaborative effort and swift action by five partner organizations in a race against the sun, a critically wounded manatee is on his way to...
DOLPHIN BIOLOGY CONFIRMS THEY’RE BUILT FOR PLEASURE – KEYS WOMAN MAGAZINE
Buckle up, folks. This one might get a little awkward, but I promise you, there’s a point.
Before I became a newspaper editor, I spent the first six...
DOLPHIN CONNECTION EARNS AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED SEAL
American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization and the world’s largest certifier of animal welfare practices, has announced that Dolphin Connection on Duck Key earned the...
MORE THAN 400 LIONFISH REMOVED FROM KEYS WATERS
There are several hundred fewer invasive lionfish wreaking havoc on Florida Keys reefs thanks to the recent efforts of four local divers.
Team Forever Young, consisting of Tony...
FWC ANNOUNCES RULE CHANGES FOR 4 KEYS SPECIES
At its meeting on May 3 and 4 in Gainesville, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a number of immediate and potential rule changes...
MARATHON’S RACHEL BOWMAN IS STILL THE QUEEN OF THE LION(FISH)
Marathon’s own lionfish hunting savant Rachel Bowman took her talents to Destin, Florida on May 14 and 15 for the Emerald Coast Open Lionfish Tournament, a yearly...
CATCHING UP WITH A TURTLE NESTING SURVEYOR
The City of Marathon recently caught up with Chrissy Watt, a turtle enthusiast who is one of many in the Middle Keys residents who devote early mornings...
BABY CORALS COME HOME FROM FLORIDA AQUARIUM
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, baby corals from the Florida Aquarium have made their way home to waters off the Middle Keys.
In a...
REHABBED DOLPHIN RANGER MOVES TO ‘FOREVER HOME’ AFTER QUARANTINE
A rescued juvenile male bottlenose dolphin, flown from Texas to the Marathon-based Dolphin Research Center seven weeks ago, was successfully moved to the facility’s primary dolphin lagoon...
