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Everglades Ecosystems New Champion FWC

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The largest of these projects is sponge restoration in Everglades Florida Bay. As recently as the 1980s, Florida Bay held the greatest concentration of sponges in North America.

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Scientists Fight to Save Smalltooth Sawfish

Scientists Fight to Save Smalltooth Sawfish

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Sawfish are the world’s most threatened marine fish, with all five species classified as endangered or critically endangered. Florida used to host two of the species, but now only the…

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Win a Florida Keys Superfan Coral Reef Restoration Eco-Adventure

Win a Florida Keys Superfan Coral Reef Restoration Eco-Adventure

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For travelers seeking “voluntourism” opportunities to help sustain the continental United States’ only living coral barrier reef, the “Florida Keys Superfan” eco-adventure giveaway offers an enticing prize. One entrant is…

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REEF Fest 2019 October 17-20 Key Largo

REEF Fest 2019 October 17-20 Key Largo

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REEF Fest 2019 registration is now available! Book diving and snorkeling, register for events, and purchase your ticket to 'For the Love of the Sea' banquet online today! REEF Fest is an annual,…

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What’s New in the Florida Keys for Fall 2019

What’s New in the Florida Keys for Fall 2019

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The Florida Keys with community efforts to sustain precious natural resources through the Connect & Protect initiative, continue to unveil ways to preserve the Keys’ environment and connect visitors who…

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FKNMS Lionfish Removal Permits

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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary encourages the safe removal of invasive lionfish from its waters and issues lionfish removal permits to divers for the collection of lionfish from Sanctuary Preservation Areas (SPAs).…

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Lionfish: Menace to the Atlantic Basin

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Lionfish, a brightly-colored, spiny fish that are not native to Florida, are taking over our reefs. How can we fight off this alien invasion? Floridians have come together to fight…

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Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehab Center Monthly Lecture Series

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With native tropical flora of the Florida Keys being impacted by a growing population and urban development, the Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center has begun sponsoring a conservation lecture…

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Bleaching Dive Gear May Stop Spread of Coral Disease

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Cleaning scuba equipment between each dive could help slow down the rapid spread of Coral Disease, white blotch-like lesions, that attack and eventually kill coral colonies, local agencies say. The…

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Fishing Line Disposal – More than just Monofilament

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Fishing is a key component of the Florida lifestyle as well as the state’s economy. But fishing line and other fishing tackle frequently enter Florida’s aquatic systems as a result…

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Invasive Venomous Lionfish Killing Atlantic Reefs – Please Eat It

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What do you do with an invasive fish, covered from head to fin with venomous spines as sharp as hypodermic needles; a fish that can’t be caught with a rod…

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FWC Approves Status Changes for Monroe County Osprey

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved Species Conservation Measures and Permitting Guidelines for eight of the more than 50 species, the only local is the Monroe County…

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Sixty Acres on Big Pine Key Targeted for Habitat Restoration

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Institute for Regional Conservation will begin a two-month restoration effort in the pine rockland habitats of the National Key Deer Refuge this…

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Reel Remove Recycle – Don’t Leave Your Fishing Line Behind

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The Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program (MRRP) is an innovative statewide project dedicated to reducing the environmental damage caused by discarded fishing line. MRRP aims to educate the public on…

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Florida Keys Sandbar Gatherings on The Rise

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Florida Keys Sandbar. Dropping anchor or tying off at shallow sandbars has, in the last quarter-century, mushroomed at dozens of gathering spots from the Upper Keys to the Marquesas, a…

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Research Natural Area – Dry Tortugas National Park – Video

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The Research Natural Area (RNA) was designated as an area of special protection within Dry Tortugas National Park in 2007. The RNA was designed to work along with the two…

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Best Natural Sunscreen for Scuba – Snorkeling – Swimming in Florida Keys

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Sunscreen is a necessity for most scuba divers, but not all sunblock is created equal. Some contain an ingredient that’s destroying coral reefs around the world. The evidence is so…

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Mangrove Black – White – Red – the Protector of Our Florida Keys Coastlines

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The Mangrove is a shrub or small tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves occur worldwide in the tropics and subtropics,…

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Smartphone App Collects Data Help Save Florida Reefs

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Wondering how you can help in the fight against the decline of corals? With a new smartphone app called OkCoral, the Coral Restoration Foundation is hoping it can answer that question by turning…

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Key West Faces Rising Seas With Plans For Resiliency

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When it comes to sea level rise, Key West is pretty much as vulnerable as it gets. The island's average elevation is less than five feet above sea level. A…

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