COAST GUARD INTERCEPTS 29 CUBANS OFF COAST OF FLORIDA KEYS
A Cuban chug carrying 29 migrants was intercepted by a Coast Guard crew roughly 25 miles offshore from Islamorada on Saturday afternoon.
A boat fishing in the Coast...
FWC ISSUES SEVERAL CITATIONS DURING PATROLS OF SANCTUARY PRESERVATION AREAS
A host of citations and one arrest were made during a patrol of several Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Preservation Areas (SPA) in the Upper Keys last...
EXPERTS DECIPHER THE HISTORY OF A LOCAL SHIPWRECK IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
“If you look at this as just a wreck to dive on, you’re missing the whole story,” said Kamau Sadiki. “Each of these vessels has a powerful...
TEAM NO TAN LINES TAKES HOME LADIES DOLPHIN TOURNAMENT IN THE UPPER KEYS
After a two-year hiatus, 90 anglers boarded 31 boats on June 11 for a day of fishing in the Florida Keys Elks Lodge’s eighth annual Ladies Dolphin...
HIALEAH MAN CHARGED FOR ALLEGEDLY CATCHING LOBSTERS OUT OF SEASON IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
A Hialeah man was arrested after he was reportedly found with out-of-season spiny lobsters.
According to Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation, Lt. Paul Hein and Officer Courtney Carrol...
250-LB ENDANGERED LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE STRUCK & KILLED ON US 1.
“This is horrific.”
Bette Zirkelbach, the manager of the Turtle Hospital in Marathon, could not hide her frustration, disappointment and sadness. An endangered adult loggerhead sea turtle had...
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...
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...
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...
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...
