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...
DiveN2Life trains a generation of gifted, scientific divers
After school, most young adolescents may get involved in sports, dance, clubs, maybe a little theater. In the Keys, they also might become scientific divers.
Wait … what?
Meet...
Mote goes ‘ReMote’ with Keys-centric education & social media
Mote Marine Laboratory’s Summerland Key facility, The Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research and Restoration, is currently closed to tours and outside visitors. However, their...
Coral researchers collaborate to restore reef
Amulti-agency team of scientists took over the tanks at Keys Marine Lab in Layton recently for coral “spawning week,” collecting coral eggs and sperm over six nights.
Corals...
‘Unlikely Bedfellows’ — The NFL’S groundbreaking coral collaboration for Super Bowl LV
“Unlikely bedfellows.”
That’s how Jim Ritterhoff, executive director of Force Blue, described the coming together of military veterans, the National Football League (NFL), coral scientists, government and...
Presentation to look at first commercial saturation diving system
History of Diving Museum’s next virtual Immerse Yourself presentation is set to feature a Keys local who worked within the commercial diving industry for decades.
Set for Sept....
CHECKING IN ON ‘CHOMPER,’ THE TURTLE WITH A TUMOR BIGGER THAN A BASKETBALL
The Keys Weekly Newspaper reached out to Bette Zirkelbach at The Turtle Hospital in Marathon to check in on “Chomper.” The loggerhead sea turtle was rescued off...
BOY SCOUT TROOP 912 PICKS UP WHERE SCOUT WHO DIED LEFT OFF, WORKS TO...
In late March, at the start of quarantine, Pascal Weisberger began visiting Harry Harris park with his father, Ariel Poholek, with a pandemic-inspired idea for his science...
LOWER KEYS CORAL RESTORATION PROJECT AWARDED $5 MILLION GRANT
A $5 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and NOAA will kickstart massive reef restoration efforts at Eastern Dry Rocks, a reef off...
Scottish microplastics: A lesson for the Keys?
“If you ever wanted to know, you definitely can get seasick sitting at a desk,” says Laura La Beur to her chuckling audience at Coral Restoration Foundation’s...
