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...
a shark that is laying on a dock

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...

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...

CORALPALOOZA 2021: DIVING INTO CORAL RESTORATION

By Tiffany Duong and Jim McCarthy One of the largest coral outplanting events of the year might have been hindered due to conditions, but that...

KEYS CAPTAINS REMOVE DERELICT TRAPS & RESCUE A SEA TURTLE

Eleven fishing captains from Key West and the Lower Keys spent three days on the water May 24-26 removing not fish, but abandoned or...

SWIM ZONE AT POPULAR BEACH EXPECTED BEFORE HOLIDAY WEEKEND

Boats heading to the popular bayside beach in Islamorada will soon need to anchor farther from the shore. Those that don’t could face fines.  Twenty...

EARTH DAY 2021: WAYS YOU CAN GET INVOLVED IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

Every year, Earth Day celebrates all things wild on this big blue planet of ours. Here in the Keys, there’s no shortage of amazing...
Orange cones remain on the Fills in Islamorada to manage parking. DAVID GROSS/Contributed

Village council approves consultant to assist with Fills master plan

Orange cones remain positioned on the Fills as part of a temporary control measure the village of Islamorada implemented upon securing state approval to...

BLACK SCUBA DIVERS UNCOVER KEYS SHIPWRECKS TO HEAL SLAVERY’S WOUNDS

Sometimes you have to step back in order to move forward.  Ken Stewart, co-founder of Diving with a Purpose (DWP), takes this popular adage literally,...

Swings turn to sails, and a little coaching, for former MLB player

Former major league first baseman, Islamorada resident and captain, Doug Mientkiewicz remembers the days riding with his dad to his office next to the...

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