AUCTIONS CLOSE FOR 3 ICONIC KEYS LIGHTHOUSES
It’s no secret that real estate prices in the Keys are at an all-time high. Apparently, the same goes for lighthouses.
In bidding wars that quickly narrowed to...
DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER STAFF RALLIES TO CARE FOR NEWBORN CALF
Dolphin Research Center’s newest flippered addition is in need of a few helping hands. Thankfully, she has dozens waiting in line.
When DRC staff came to work on...
RED BULL WAKEBOARDERS UNFAZED BY TROPICAL STORM IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
As Tropical Storm Alex churned in the Gulf of Mexico, five athletes from the elite Red Bull wakeboarding team ironed out final details for their Keys waterways...
DIVE REPORT: CORAL SHORES’ MARINE SCIENCE PROGRAM PROVIDES EXPLORATION
This Week’s Dive Report
Conditions were a little confused this past week. We had a nice day for diving, a windy day and then the rains came through...
2 FISHERMEN ARRESTED ON ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES
Two fishermen have been arrested on felony charges of animal cruelty and misdemeanor resource violations following the release of video footage from a commercial fishing vessel by...
EMACIATED MANATEE RESCUED ON DUCK KEY
Dolphin Research Center’s Manatee Rescue Team (DRC), the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters, assisted by local residents, rescued an emaciated...
FWC ISSUES SEVERAL CITATIONS DURING PATROLS OF SANCTUARY PRESERVATION AREAS
A host of citations and one arrest were made during a patrol of several Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Preservation Areas (SPA) in the Upper Keys last...
TURTLE RELEASE: ‘TORTIE’ JOINS TOUR DE TURTLES WHICH MONITORS MIGRATION PATTERNS
A juvenile green sea turtle rehabilitated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital was fitted with a satellite-tracking transmitter and released from Sombrero Beach on July 15 to...
4 DEATHS & MULTIPLE ARRESTS DURING WEEK OF LOBSTER MINI-SEASON IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
Issuance of warnings, citations and some advice were among several steps Monroe County Sheriff’s marine deputy Nelson Sanchez took during the start of a two-day lobster mini-season...
IN PICTURES: PAPA HEMINGWAY LOOK-ALIKES HELP TURTLES RETURN TO THE OCEAN
With three releases in seven days, the Turtle Hospital in Marathon had a busy week of returning beloved reptiles to their ocean homes. Following the release of...
