3+ hour, 18+ min ago  (584+ words) You think you know a place, and then you don't visit for eight or nine years, and things start to feel a little foreign." I'm talking about the Dry Tortugas. I've probably been there 30 or 40 times. Back in the day…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (287+ words) An episode of the television series "Animal Zone" featuring the Dolphin Research Center's cognition research has received international recognition on the film festival circuit, including a recent win for Best Documentary Short at the Dallas Shorts Film Festival. The documentary…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (341+ words) If you've ever dreamed of looking a humpback whale in the eye and having it look right back at you, this might be your moment." Applications are now open for a fully funded citizen-science scholarship that will send one participant…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (598+ words) My new yoga classmate-turned-dinner companion said it louder, as if my hearing was the problem and not my complete ignorance about what he was saying." "Palolo. Worm," he emphasized. I've lived in the Keys for nearly eight years. I came…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (809+ words) There were some storm clouds out there, but nothing too close or too ominous." I think the only thing better than getting out there and exploring a place like that is getting to show other people how gorgeous it is....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (884+ words) Social media outrage over a viral manta ray collection video from 2025 made it all the way to Tallahassee, as the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted on May 13 to revamp the state's regulations governing the export of threatened and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (143+ words) Monroe County's Artificial Reefs Program is making significant progress as new reef projects move forward, permits are secured and recently deployed sites flourish with marine life." The county's coordinated effort aims to enhance marine habitat, expand fishing and diving opportunities…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (414+ words) Nobody likes a mama's boy. That's true whether you're trying to date on Duval Street or praying with your girlfriends over a boozy brunch that there's still some not-so-weird fish left in the sea. Just like for human men still…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (233+ words) Hi friends! Reef the Fox here with your weekly "Reef's Report," reporting live from the scene of what I can only describe as a shocking and deeply personal betrayal. Let me set the stage. Last Tuesday started off beautifully. The…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (281+ words) An invasive fish off the Florida Keys coast will highlight an upcoming lecture at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park." Since 2006, REEF has been working with government agencies and partners throughout the region to conduct research to help address the…...