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...
Deadline nears on lighthouse acquisition application
A deadline approaches as the federal government’s General Services Administration seeks applications from nonprofits and groups that want to preserve Keys lighthouses.
The lighthouses — Alligator, Sombrero, American...
‘NEVER OUR INTENTION’ – Three preservation areas not just for Blue Star operators
The proposal by the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary of three spots in the Keys as “limited use” for Blue Star Dive Operators only has caused a...
‘TROUBLED WATERS’
WLRN’s new documentary “Troubled Waters: Turtle’s Tale” explores the impact of human behavior on our environment — as seen through the lens of one of the Keys’...
Ocean-Friendly Fishing and Lobstering
Mini Lobster Season (and heck, any good day on a fishing boat) can bring out the enthusiastic, and careless, kid in us. But safe practices mean a...
Commercial fishermen can apply for Irma assistance
Twenty-one months after Hurricane Irma, the funds are in place to begin restoring the losses of commercial fishermen in the Keys. The Florida Wildlife Commission has $44.6...
Vandenberg project celebrates 10-year anniversary with weekend of events
On May 27, 2009 the USNS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg was intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, six miles...
What recent great white sightings in the Keys mean
April and May have been big months for big sharks in the Keys. In mid-April, a fisherman named Carter Bates posted a video online of a white...
SWIM SURVIVAL
Parents bring their very young children — six months and up — to the pool four days a week for 10 minutes, for up to six weeks....
Reef wreck? Council considers artificial reef for Marathon
Before the discussions of which decommissioned ship, where to put it and how much the project will cost, the Marathon City Council must first decide whether to...
