IN PICTURES: AQUARIUM ENCOUNTERS PACKS THE HOUSE FOR REEF RENEWAL USA

Business leaders, local dignitaries and reef lovers flooded Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters on the evening of Feb. 28 for Renew Our Reefs, a benefit concert in support of coral restoration with Reef Renewal USA. Headlined by local bands Abstract Radio and Pan in Paradise, the night raised more than $35,000 for founder Ken Nedimyer’s nonprofit, dedicated to restoring the Keys’ reef tract through coral outplanting.

“It was a great evening, with more to come,” said Aquarium Encounters owner and Reef Renewal board member Ben Daughtry. “Reef Renewal does such critical work in helping restore our reefs.”