Shore to Sea: Marine education by locals for locals
In the Keys, life revolves around the ocean, the animals that live there, and the life it supports. MarineLab knows the ocean and wants to help locals...
GOLFIN’ CONCH STYLE – Funds raised for school, community programs
It was a “par-tee” of all sorts during the annual golfing-on-the-water tournament, the Conch Scramble, on Sept. 28. Participants decked out in costumes made several stops along...
Revealed: Restoration Blueprint specifics for Middle Keys
On Sept. 30, staff from the Florida Keys National Wildlife Marine Sanctuary presented region-specific details of its Restoration Blueprint in the Marathon High School auditorium. The plan...
REEF Fest to offer diving, socials and more
Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) will celebrate the success and impact of marine conservation programs during REEF Fest, set for Oct. 17-20 in Key Largo.
Sponsored by Capital...
“Our Backyard is Changing.”
We third largest barrier reef in the world, right here in our backyard. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) is our lifeline. It supports us all....
Lobster poachers get jail time, penalties
Four of seven men arrested in 2017 for illegally harvesting 320 lobsters and other marine life from Marathon waters over two days have been ordered to jail...
WORTH THE WAIT – CRF corals spawn later than predicted
Each year, just after the August full moon, scientists, divers, and coral nerds in the Keys hang out at the bottom of the ocean in the middle...
Saving a schooner – Historic flagship limps home to Key West
Like a war-weary veteran limping home from battle, damaged and unrecognizable, the historic Schooner Western Union made it back to Key West last week, a shell of...
Upper Keys community remembers captain who lived big and loved hard
On Nov. 18, the Keys lost one of its own. Jeffrey Leonia, 24, was beloved by all who met him. He grew up on Marco Island and...
NOAA Launches $97 Million Targeted Mission to Save Florida Reef Tract
On Dec. 9, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced an ambitious plan to restore seven reefs within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS). The...
