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DIVE REPORT: SHARK AWARENESS DIVES PROTECT THIS PREDATOR

This Week’s Dive Report This past week, conditions were mixed. During the week, we had very high winds that kept the boats at dock. If...
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CAPTAIN CORAL & CREW INVADE ZOO FOR CORALPALOOZA KICKOFF

In the run-up to World Oceans Day, Zoo Miami is bracing for impact. On Saturday, May 28 Captain Coral and his Coral Restoration Foundation...
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IN PICTURES: STATE OFFICIALS MEET WITH MOTE & OTHERS FOR A CORAL CONVERSATION

Elected officials, coral researchers, lobbyists advocating on behalf of the Keys and an environmental advocacy group convened for a coral conversation on May 14...
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DIVE REPORT: WRECK TREKS SHOWCASE KEYS SHIPWRECKS

We had decent conditions this past week up through the weekend. Unfortunately, the gusts came through after that, and sustained high winds made dives...
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DIVE REPORT: TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATION ABOUT OCEAN CONSERVATION

Conditions this past week were fantastic. We had the perfect trifecta for fabulous dive conditions: low winds, low current and great visibility. You can...
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SINKING THE SPIEGEL: 20 YEAR CELEBRATION

On May 17, 2002, the USS Spiegel Grove sank in the Florida Keys. While her journey to the bottom of the sea was carefully...
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CORAL FRAGMENTS FROM LAND-BASED NURSERY OUTPLANTED IN BID TO RESTORE ISLAMORADA REEFS

Mote outplanted the first coral fragments from its satellite nursery in Islamorada at Bud N’ Mary's Marina on April 28. These corals were initially...
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FWC ANNOUNCES RULE CHANGES FOR 4 KEYS SPECIES

At its meeting on May 3 and 4 in Gainesville, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a number of immediate and...
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DIVE REPORT: UP CLOSE WITH TINY CRITTERS

Conditions this past week were very nice. We finally got the wind to lay down, which made for some great diving.  When conditions are nice,...
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SINKING THE SPIEGEL: SHIP TURNED ARTIFICIAL REEF IN KEY LARGO

The 20th anniversary of the storied intentional sinking of a retired 510-foot Navy landing ship dock to create an artificial reef 6 miles off...