NOAA CONFIRMS FOURTH GLOBAL CORAL BLEACHING EVENT
The world is experiencing a global coral bleaching event, according to NOAA scientists. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last...
FIRST RESCUED SAWFISH RECEIVING CRITICAL CARE AT MOTE MARINE LAB
On April 5, Mote Marine Laboratory and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to a distressed smalltooth sawfish after a member of the public called...
DESERT FACILITY RECREATES CONDITIONS ON THE REEF
By Maria Betancourt
In the realm of research, Biosphere 2 stands as a pioneering experiment that captured imaginations with its ambitious attempt to replicate Earth's ecosystems within a...
HISTORY OF DIVING LECTURE DELVES INTO OCTOPUS BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
The History of Diving Museum’s “Immerse Yourself” lecture series will welcome Florida Atlantic University’s Chelsea Bennice for a discussion on octopus biology and behavior. The presentation is...
RESEARCHERS ASSESS KEYS’ CORAL HEALTH FOLLOWING MARINE HEAT WAVE
A team of researchers from NOAA’s Mission: Iconic Reefs program and partners from Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and the Coral Restoration Foundation have completed a scientific...
RENOWNED VETERINARIAN DOUG MADER DISCUSSES GLOBAL WARMING EFFECTS ON SEA TURTLES
The College of the Florida Keys continues its 2024 VIP Series with “Global Warming and Wildlife” on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Tennessee Williams...
SHE EMPOWERED NEW GENERATIONS OF UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGISTS. NOW SHE’S GETTING RECOGNITION
Brenda Altmeier, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary maritime heritage coordinator, recently received the Silver Sherman Award. The honor recognizes NOAA employees who perform work above their normal...
CRITICAL CORALS: WARM WATERS & BLEACHING PLAGUED REEF IN 2023
A heat wave in the Florida Keys brought a large-scale coral rescue effort among reef restoration organizations in 2023.
BLEACHING BEGINS
Spells of intense heat during the early summer...
TURTLE NEST NUMBERS EXPLODE IN FLORIDA
This year’s sea turtle nesting numbers were record-breaking. Statewide statistics for 2023 from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) counted 133,941 loggerhead sea turtle nests, breaking...
NOAA EXTENDS TEMPORARY SPECIAL USE AREA FOR CORAL NURSERIES
A coral nursery in federal waters about five miles southeast of Tavernier will retain special use protections for an additional 60 days after NOAA exercised its emergency...
