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PADI DEBUTS NEW MARINE DEBRIS COURSE IN FLORIDA KEYS

For the past few years, dive industry leader PADI and sister nonprofit PADI AWARE (formerly, Project AWARE) have been revamping the latter’s signature “Dive...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: REVIEW & PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THE RESTORATION BLUEPRINT

We are lucky to live, work and play in one of the most biodiverse places in the world, teeming with life by land and...
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PUBLIC QUESTIONS MARINE SANCTUARY’S RESTORATION BLUEPRINT

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary officials responded to a variety of questions related to proposals within the Restoration Blueprint during an Aug. 16 virtual...
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DIVE REPORT: EXPLORE THE REEFS, SANDBAR & NEST KEY BEFORE SUMMER WINDS DOWN

SOME CALM SEAS… FINALLY Well, we finally experienced some calm seas this past. It seems like forever since we had the trifecta with great visibility,...
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MOTE MISSION BRINGS CORAL REEF RESTORATION TO KEY LARGO, FLORIDA

A new, land-based coral nursery is bringing a new kind of reef restoration to Key Largo.  Community leaders and Mote Marine Laboratory staff gathered on...
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DIVE REPORT: MARINE CLEANUPS COMBAT ONGOING TRASH PROBLEM

BUMPY RIDE OUT THERE  Conditions this past week were bumpy but doable. Those kinds of conditions are annoying until you descend. Then it's beautiful until...
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FROM THE FAMOUS FOX: ID FISH SPECIES WITH A CLASS & SOME DIVING

Hi friends! Reef the fox here with this week’s “Reef’s Report.”  Well, we are in the home stretch for our new baby fox to arrive....
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DIVE REPORT: INAUGURAL CAMP IN HONOR OF LOCAL CAPTAIN TRAINS YOUNG ‘SEALS’ SCUBA BASICS

CONDITIONS A LITTLE BUMPY FOR MINI-SEASON Conditions out on the water were a little bumpy last week. The start of a two-day lobster mini-season on...
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MIAMI WOMEN CHARGED FOR REPORTEDLY CATCHING 25 UNDERSIZED FISH IN KEY LARGO

Two Miami women are facing charges after Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation says an officer found them with more than 20 undersized fish in...
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MARINELAB KEY LARGO HOSTS TEACHERS FROM 7 CARIBBEAN NATIONS

The ocean was the classroom and the lessons learned were invaluable.  "Honestly, this has been one of the best experiences I've ever had," said Sherma...