DIVE REPORT: ASSESSING PROS & CONS TO LOBSTER MINI-SEASON IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
CONDITIONS ON THE WATER FAVORABLE
We had favorable conditions again this past week, but lobster "mini-season" week looks like the opposite of favorable, with calls for high winds...
NOAA INITIATIVE COULD SAVE KEYS CORAL REEF, STUDY FINDS
Some eroding coral reefs in the Florida Keys could begin growing again at historical levels — as fast as their peak 7,000 years ago — if restoration...
FWC OFFICER SAVES SNOOK FOUND CHOKING ON A COWFISH
A snook is breathing new life thanks to the efforts of one Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation officer who noticed that the fish wasn’t swimming right.
Officer Mike...
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 Prince, a geography...
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 Key Largo.
During the...
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 July 27 pushed...
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 you ascend and...
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. Mom leaves to...
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 Aug. 11 at...
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, no current and...
