FLORIDA KEYS CREW CATCHES NEARLY 500-LB. SWORDFISH OFF ISLAMORADA
DirtyBoat Capt. Kit Carson Mobley was all but 15 minutes away from calling an end to a swordfish outing roughly 26 miles off shore with six on...
HISTORY OF DIVING MUSEUM LECTURE WELCOMES MANGROVE BIOLOGIST
Join the History of Diving Museum on Wednesday, Jan. at 7 p.m. for Immerse Yourself lecture series featuring mangrove biology, which will be presented virtually by mangrove...
INAUGURAL FISH TOURNAMENT SUPPORTS MOTE MARINE LAB
Snook and redfish took center stage in Islamorada in mid-December for the inaugural Crisdel
Islamorada Invitational sponsored by Crisdel Group, Inc. and the Criscola Family. Dozens of fish...
STUNNING PHOTOS OF FLORIDA KEYS WILDLIFE WIN CONTEST
Images of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary have won top spots in the 50th-anniversary edition of the “Get into your Sanctuary” photo contest sponsored by the Office...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
