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 at Mote’s Elizabeth...
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 crew descended on...
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 you recall, winds...
RED BULL WAKEBOARDERS UNFAZED BY TROPICAL STORM IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
As Tropical Storm Alex churned in the Gulf of Mexico, five athletes from the elite Red Bull wakeboarding team ironed out final details for their Keys waterways...
DIVE REPORT: CORAL SHORES’ MARINE SCIENCE PROGRAM PROVIDES EXPLORATION
This Week’s Dive Report
Conditions were a little confused this past week. We had a nice day for diving, a windy day and then the rains came through...
MIAMI MAN ARRESTED FOR CATCHING 62 LOBSTERS OUT OF SEASON
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation arrested a Miami man who was reportedly found with more than 60 out-of-season spiny lobster tails, of which 32 were undersized.
Randy Sanchez...
WAVES OF CHANGE: EMMA HAYDOCY TAKES ON NEW SURFRIDER LEADERSHIP ROLE
In the Upper Keys, people have come to associate Emma Haydocy’s name with environmental protection. Serving as Florida Bay Forever’s first full-time executive director since February 2020...
WORLD OCEANS DAY: HERE’S WHAT I LEARNED ATTENDING THE UNITED NATIONS SUMMIT
The ocean matters.
Obviously, living here in the Florida Keys, we know this. In fact, the importance of our local environment is one of the things that most...
UPDATED RESTORATION BLUEPRINT SET FOR RELEASE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT NEXT MONTH
An updated set of proposed rules and regulations to counteract a decline in resources within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) will go out to the...
3 PEOPLE RESCUED AFTER BOAT SINKS IN KEY LARGO, FLORIDA
A Coast Guard Station Islamorada boat crew rescued three people last Sunday after their 24-foot vessel sank near Angelfish Creek in North Key Largo.
According to the Coast...
