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...
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...
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...
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....
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,...
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...
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...
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...
WHO’S THE CAPTAIN NOW? CREW SHOULD BE PROPERLY PREPARED TO TAKE COMMAND
By Capt. Michael Barber
It’s another tough day in paradise; wind chill is 84 degrees and the beer temperature is 32 degrees. Music is drifting across the harbor...
