DIVE INTO THE SCUBA MARKET IN TAVERNIER ON DEC. 11
Florida Keys diving conditions were stellar over the Thanksgiving weekend. It’s a popular time in the scuba industry with school out, and this past week was no...
DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHTS KEYS COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY
Award-winning environmental journalist and sustainable seafood advocate Sarah Curry has screened her documentaries at film festivals around the world and on PBS. Her nonprofit film production company...
SANCTUARY ADVISORY COUNCIL MAKES FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS (DAY 1)
By Alex Rickert and Jim McCarthy
Day one of a two-day December meeting of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) was filled, for the most...
SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD FILM FEATURES KEYS FISHERMEN
Sereia Films, a local production company focused on seafood education, partnered with the Florida Keys chapter of the Surfrider Foundation to host a lively night dedicated to...
DIVE REPORT: UPPER KEYS’ ALEXANDER BARGE IS THE MECCA OF MARINE LIFE
Divers in the Florida Keys experienced pleasant conditions this past week, so good that lots of divers and fishermen were out taking advantage of it.
On numerous reefs...
KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY USES NEW ‘HAWKSBILL” BOAT FOR CRITICAL BUOY PROJECT
Eleven boundary buoys at Carysfort Reef Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA) have been replaced following the maiden voyage of RV Hawksbill, the new work platform acquired by Florida...
SANTA SPOTTED DIVING IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
A scuba diving Santa Claus was spotted Thursday in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary enjoying some relaxation with an elfish helper before the upcoming holidays.
Propelled by...
‘HARRIS’ THE HAWKSBILL TURTLE RETURNS TO SEA AFTER INJURY
A rare hawksbill sea turtle, found injured 10 days ago by divers on a shipwreck off Key Largo, was fitted with a satellite tracking tag and returned...
DIVE REPORT: EXPLORE THE UNDERWATER WORLD DURING WINTER BREAK
Conditions this past week weren’t all that great. We had a couple days of high winds but it did lie down nicely for the weekend. We're looking at...
SAFEGUARDING WATER & WILDLIFE: TOP ENVIRONMENTAL STORIES OF 2022
Coral outplantings, dives to collect debris, and wildlife rehabilitations dominated a busy 2022 in the Florida Keys. Local wildlife rehabilitators returned injured manatees and turtles back to...
