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100 DAYS BELOW: NAVY VETERAN SURFACES FROM UNDERWATER KEY LARGO FACILITY WITH A RECORD...

Three months ago, at the beginning of March, Joseph Dituri said a last goodbye to the sun and embarked on an ambitious journey of scientific discovery. On...
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IN PICTURES: RESCUED JUVENILE TURTLE ‘POPCORN’ HEADS HOME

A young green sea turtle earned a second chance at life in the big blue as a crowd gathered on the evening of May 13 to witness...
a large gray animal laying on top of a net

TWO MANATEE RESCUES IN A WEEK FOR DRC, AQUARIUM ENCOUNTERS AND DOLPHINS PLUS

On April 24, Dolphin Research Center’s manatee rescue team, Dolphins Plus, and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission rescued an entangled adult manatee in a residential...
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11-FOOT GREAT WHITE SHARK ‘PINGS’ OFF FLORIDA KEYS

“Sable,” a juvenile Great White Shark, “pinged” in the waters off of Layton on Jan. 3 at 5:26 a.m. Locals and shark enthusiasts are excited.  “How lucky we...
a man in a scuba suit is holding a kayak in the water

PADI DEBUTS NEW MARINE DEBRIS COURSE IN FLORIDA KEYS

For the past few years, dive industry leader PADI and sister nonprofit PADI AWARE (formerly, Project AWARE) have been revamping the latter’s signature “Dive Against Debris” course....
a group of people riding on top of a yellow kayak

IN PICTURES: CASTAWAYS AGAINST CANCER HONOR RESEARCH PLEDGES ON 23RD TREK

On June 17, a group of intrepid kayakers and cyclists pulled into Key West Simonton Beach. For the paddlers, it was the end of a grueling one-week,...
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MANATEE DEATHS PROMPT EXPERIMENTAL FEEDING TRIALS

Florida’s beloved sea cows are once again in trouble. Thankfully, they have a host of friends ready to respond. On Jan. 13, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
a coast guard boat docked at a pier

MUSEUM SHIP INGHAM RETURNS TO KEY WEST AFTER REPAIRS

The historic U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ingham returned to its berth at Key West's Truman Waterfront after a trip to Tampa Ship boatyard for $650,000 of maintenance...
Sylvia Earle sits in Aquarius

FAMED EXPLORERS SYLVIA EARLE & MIREYA MAYOR SIT DOWN WITH KEYS WEEKLY

Explorers Sylvia Earle and Mireya Mayor talk exploration, conservation and what the future holds with Keys Weekly Newspapers.

National Parks Service gives local nonprofit historic Islamorada lighthouse

Off the Islamorada shores, boats circled Alligator Reef Light Station during a Labor Day weekend, which saw pristine conditions on the water. Activity at the iconic lighthouse...

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