30 is the new 20: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary turns 30
“Bodies in the sand, tropical drink melting in your hand,
We’ll be falling in love to the rhythm of a steel drum band,
Down in Kokomo.”
Released in...
Sanctuary buoy team completes maintenance mission before holiday weekend
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary buoy team member Brady Booton holds a pick-up line compromised by gooseneck barnacles. Prior to the Independence Day weekend, NOAA allowed the...
BTT committed to conservation and restoration of the Florida Keys marine environment
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) is committed to conservation and restoration of the Florida Keys marine environment and our historically great fisheries for bonefish, tarpon, and permit. ...
Glimmer of hope for the Restoration Blueprint?
Having attended or viewed all of the public meetings held in the Keys since the unveiling of the Restoration Blueprint, and listening to all the public comments,...
Local group hires lobbyists to oppose sanctuary plan
Organized opposition to the marine sanctuary’s draft management plan is gaining momentum.
Having reviewed the 1997 legislation that formed the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Key West attorney...
Do What We Can Today, To Save What We Can For Tomorrow
So far, community response to the Restoration Blueprint proposed by the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary has been divided. At the recent community forum I attended, the...
Is the Sanctuary listening?
This Sanctuary “restoration blueprint” is a fatally flawed document that is not supported by the majority of our local residents. This document did not go through an...
State will have major role to play
As a boater, diver, angler, and your state representative for the last eight years, I can think of no issue more wide-ranging in its impact than the...
Water quality must be sanctuary’s top priority
For 32 years, Reef Relief has fought incredibly hard to keep our reefs alive and protected through educating our community and its many visitors. Through our outreach...
Dear Sanctuary Officials …
Those of you involved with the proposed expansion of the Florida Keys Marine Sanctuary will likely remember I served on numerous NOAA and Coral Reef Sanctuary committees.
I...
